Kaera language
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.
Kaera | |
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Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Pantar Island |
Native speakers | 5,500 (2014)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | jka |
Glottolog | kaer1234 |
ELP | Kaera |
Phonology
All the information in this section is from Klamer's sketch grammar.[2]
References
- "The Alor-Pantar languages".
- 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.
External links
- Kaera Abangiwang Collection at The Language Archive
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For a list of words relating to Kaera language, see the Kaera language category of words in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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