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 Kaera is not used in education.

Kaera
Native toIndonesia
RegionPantar Island
Native speakers
5,500 (2014)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3jka
Glottologkaer1234
ELPKaera[2]

Phonology

All the information in this section is from Klamer's sketch grammar.[3]

Consonants
Consonant phonemes
  Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive pb td    kg   
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. Endangered Languages Project data for Kaera.
  3. 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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