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Tabla

A language of Indonesia (Papua)

ISO 639-3: tnm

Population	3,750 (1990 UBS).
Region	Jayapura, Demta, Depapre, 13 villages on north coast east and west of Tanahmerah Bay.
Language map	Indonesia, Eastern Papua, reference number 134
Alternate names	Jakari, Tabi, Tanah Merah, Tanahmerah 2, Tepera
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].
Classification	East Bird’s Head-Sentani, Sentani, Sentani Proper
Language development	Bible portions: 1986.
Comments	Distinct from Tanahmerah [tcn] (Sumeri) of Bomberai Peninsula. ‘Tepera’ is their name for themselves. Hunters; fishermen; agriculturalists; lumbermen. Christian, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

COLLIER, Kenneth J., author. 1983. "Happiness is giving: aspects of Tabla social organization."

COLLIER, Kenneth J., author. 1987. "Illness and traditional medicines of the Tepera."

COLLIER, Kenneth J.; COLLIER, Margaret, authors. 1986. Tabla phonology.

COLLIER, Kenneth J.; GREGERSON, Kenneth J., authors. 1985. "Tabla verb morphology."

Vernacular Publications

Ate dite date Tabla peú pere. 1983.

Memai kena kembari. 1984.

Merane marisa. 1979.

Mye dekona sa. 1985.

Namén kena kembari. 1984.

Tanaman obat daerah Tepera. 1987.

Tepera kena meraiyena nipi semo weka-wekamén. 1987.