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Trans–New Guinea language spoken in Indonesia
Kaera
Native toIndonesia
RegionPantar Island
Native speakers5,500 (2014)
Language familyTrans–New Guinea ?
Language codes
ISO 639-3jka
Glottologkaer1234
ELPKaera

Kaera is a Papuan language spoken on the northeastern coast of Pantar island in the Alor archipelago of Indonesia. It belongs to the Timor-Alor-Pantar language family. Kaera is used alongside Indonesian in religious contexts, but not used in education.

Phonology

All the information in this section is from Klamer's sketch grammar.

Consonants

Consonant phonemes
  Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive p b t d     k g    
Fricative     s       x   (h)  
Nasal   m   n       ŋ    
Trill       r            
Lateral approximant       l            
Approximant   w       j        

Vowels

Monophthong phonemes
  Front Central Back
Close i • iː   u • uː
Mid ɛ • ɛː   ɔ • ɔː
Open   a • aː  

References

  1. "The Alor-Pantar languages".
  2. Klamer, Marian (2014). "Kaera". In Schapper, Antoinette (ed.). The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1: Sketch Grammars. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 97–146.

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West Trans–New Guinea languages
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Paniai Lakes
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