title: Kaera language
text: # 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 | |
  