Kaera language

Kaera
Kaera
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Pantar Island
Native speakers	5,500 (2014)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea ? West Bomberai ? Timor–Alor–Pantar Alor–Pantar Kaera; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	jka
Glottolog	kaer1234
ELP	Kaera

Last updated December 10, 2025

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.^[2]

Consonants

**Consonant phonemes**
	Labial		Alveolar			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

↑ "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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[1] "The Alor-Pantar languages".

[sketch-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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