Tabla people

The Tabla people ( or ) are an ethnic group who inhabit the Depapre District and surrounding areas in Jayapura Regency, Papua Province, Indonesia.

Language

The Tabla people speak the Tabla language, which is divided into three dialects:

• in Yokari District, Jayapura Regency
• Central in Depapre District, especially in the villages of Tablanusu, Waya, and Tablasupa
• in the areas to the east of Depapre District, such as Yepase through Yongsu Desoyo in Ravenirara District.

Traditions

Tiyaitiki

is the local (conservation tradition) of the Tepera people, namely the knowledge of regulating, managing, using, and preserving the marine and coastal resources of the Tanah Merah Bay area. As with other traditions, the community is forbidden from exploiting certain marine resources for a specified period. Other names for the practice are among the Yokari people and or among the Demta people.

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