Tabla | Ethnologue

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: tnm
Alternate Names: Jakari, Tabi, Tanah Merah, Tanahmerah
Autonym: Tepera
Population: 3,750 (1990 UBS).
Location:: Papua province: Jayapura regency, Bukia, Depapre, and Wari towns, and 13 villages on north coast.
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.

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