Kaera

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: jka
Population: 5,500 (2014 M. Kramer).
Location:: East Nusa Tenggara Timur province: Abangiwang, Bibit Gomi, Matgomi/Weniwa, Padangsul, Pantar, and Tamalabang villages on northeast coast.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Trans-New Guinea, West, Timor-Alor-Pantar, Alor-Pantar, Pantar
Dialects: None known. Related to Teiwa [twe].
Language Use: Home, traditional ceremonies, oral literature and songs. Sometime used in church sermons.

Location: East Nusa Tenggara Timur province: Abangiwang, Bibit Gomi, Matgomi/Weniwa, Padangsul, Pantar, and Tamalabang villages on northeast coast.