Tabla_language References

Tabla
Tabla
Tanah Merah
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Jayapura Regency, Papua
Native speakers	(3,800 cited 1990)
Language family	Northwest Papuan? Demta–Sentani Sentani Tabla; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tnm
Glottolog	tabl1243

Tabla (one of two Papuan languages also known as Tanah Merah) is spoken on the coast of Tanahmerah Bay, close to Jayapura, in northern Papua ( Indonesia). It is spoken in Bukia, Depapre, and Wari towns, and 13 villages on north coast. Dialects are Yokari, Tepera, and Yewena-Yongsu.^[2]

Phonology

Consonants^[3]
		Labial	Alveolar	Velar
Nasal		m	n
Stop	voiceless	p	t	k
Stop	voiced	b	d
Fricative			s
Approximant		w	j

Vowels^[3]
	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Mid	e	ə	o
Back		a

References

^ Tabla at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Indonesia languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
^ ^a ^b Foley, William A. (2018). "The languages of Northwest New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 433–568. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.

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[e18-1] Tabla at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Ethnologue22-ID-2] Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Indonesia languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.

[Foley-NWNG-3] Foley, William A. (2018). "The languages of Northwest New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 433–568. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.

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