Kaera language
# 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.

## Phonology

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

### Consonants

Consonant phonemes :

| | Labial | Labial | Alveolar | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | 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 | |
