Tabla language

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 by the Tabla people 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]

NativetoIndonesia

RegionJayapura Regency, Papua

Native speakers

(3,800 cited 1990)^[1]

Language family

Northwest Papuan?

Demta–Sentani
- Sentani
  - Tabla

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		Labial	Alveolar	Velar
Nasal		m	n
Stop	voiceless	p	t	k
Stop	voiced	b	d
Fricative			s
Approximant		w	j

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Mid	e	ə	o
Back		a

Tabla language

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