Tabla

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
tnm
Alternate Names
Jakari, Tabi, Tanah Merah, Tanahmerah
Autonym
Tepera
User Population

3,750 (1990 UBS).

Location

Papua province: Jayapura regency, Bukia, Depapre, and Wari towns, and 13 villages on north coast.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
East Bird’s Head-Sentani, Sentani, Sentani Proper
Dialects

Yokari, Tepera, Yewena-Yongsu. Yokari dialect understood by other dialects at 80% to 95%, others have 95%–100% mutual intelligibility. Lexical similarity: 30% with Sentani [set].

Typology

10 consonants and 6 vowels.

Language Use

Shifted to Indonesian [ind].

Language Development

Bible portions: 1986–1991.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tabla
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Distinct from Tanahmerah [tcm] (Sumeri) of Bomberai Peninsula. Christian, traditional religion.