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 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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