Tabla | |
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Tanah Merah | |
Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Jayapura Regency, Papua |
Native speakers | (3,800 cited 1990) [1] |
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]
Labial | Alveolar | Velar | ||
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Nasal | m | n | ||
Stop | voiceless | p | t | k |
voiced | b | d | ||
Fricative | s | |||
Approximant | w | j |
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i | u | |
Mid | e | ə | o |
Back | a |