Tabla language

This article is about the "Tanah Merah" language spoken on Tanahmerah Bay on the northern coast of Papua. For the "Tanah Merah" language spoken on Bomberai Peninsula on the western coast of Papua, see Sumeri language.

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]

Tabla
Tanah Merah
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Jayapura Regency, Papua
Native speakers	(3,800 cited 1990)[1]
Language family	Northwest Papuan? Demta–Sentani Sentani Tabla
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tnm
Glottolog	tabl1243

Phonology

Consonants^[3]

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

Vowels^[3]

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