Kaera
[aka Dorit]Classification: Timor-Alor-Pantar
·vulnerable
- DATE OF INFO
- 2007
- TRANSMISSION
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- MORE ON VITALITY
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"The language appeared to be relatively vigorous when I visited Abangiwang in 2007. Many of the children playing outside were using Kaera amongst themselves"
- OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
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Indonesian
- LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS
"Kaera and Indonesian are both used in church, mostly depending on who is conducting the service: if it is a Kaera speaker, most of the service will be in Kaera; if it is a speaker from another language, it will be in Indonesian. Kaera is not allowed in school, Indonesian being the language of education."
- PLACES
- Indonesia
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
"Kaera speakers currently live in the following villages: Abang Iwang (~1,500 [speakers]), Padangsul and Bibit Gomi (~2000), Matgomi/Weniwa (~50), and Tamal Abang (~2000)... The Kaera speaking region borders with Blagar to the north and south, and with Teiwa to the west."
