Tabla language explained

Tabla
Nativename:	Tanah Merah
States:	Indonesia
Region:	Jayapura Regency, Papua
Date:	1990
Ref:	e18
Familycolor:	Papuan
Fam1:	Northwest Papuan?
Fam2:	Demta–Sentani
Fam3:	Sentani
Iso3:	tnm
Glotto:	tabl1243
Glottorefname:	Tabla

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.^[1]

Phonology

Consonants^[2]

		Labial	Alveolar	Velar
Nasal		pronounced as /ink/	pronounced as /ink/
Stop		pronounced as /ink/	pronounced as /ink/	pronounced as /ink/
		pronounced as /ink/	pronounced as /ink/
Fricative			pronounced as /ink/
Approximant		pronounced as /ink/	pronounced as /ink/

Vowels!! Front! Central! Back

Close	pronounced as /ink/		pronounced as /ink/
Mid	pronounced as /ink/	pronounced as /ink/	pronounced as /ink/
Back		pronounced as /ink/

Notes and References

1. Web site: Indonesia languages . Ethnologue

   Languages of the World

   . 22nd . Eberhard . David M. . Simons . Gary F. . Fennig . Charles D. . 2019 . Dallas . SIL International.
2. Book: Foley, William A. . William A. Foley . Palmer . Bill . 2018 . The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide . The languages of Northwest New Guinea . The World of Linguistics . 4 . Berlin . De Gruyter Mouton . 433–568 . 978-3-11-028642-7.