This article is about the "Tanah Merah" language spoken on Tanahmerah Bay on the northern coast of Papua. For the "Tanah Merah" language spoken on Bomberai Peninsula on the western coast of Papua, see Sumeri language.
Tabla (one of two Papuan languages also known as Tanah Merah) is spoken on the coast of Tanahmerah Bay, close to Jayapura, in northern Papua (Indonesia). It is spoken in Bukia, Depapre, and Wari towns, and 13 villages on north coast. Dialects are Yokari, Tepera, and Yewena-Yongsu.[2]
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