Tera language

Tera language

Infobox Language
name=Tera
region=Nigeria
speakers=~100,620
familycolor=Afro-Asiatic
fam1=Afro-Asiatic
fam2=Chadic
fam3=Biu-Mandara
fam4=A
fam5=A.1
fam6=Western
iso2=afa
iso3=ttr

Tera is a Chadic language spoken in north-eastern Nigeria in the north and eastern parts of Gombe State and Borno State. [Harvcoltxt|Tench|2007|p=227]

Phonology

Tone

Tera is a tonal language, distinguishing high, mid and low tone. Tone is not indicated orthographically since no minimal trios exist; minimal pairs can be distinguished by context. [Harvcoltxt|Tench|2007|p=232]

Orthography

The first publication in Tera was "Labar Mbarkandu nu Yohanna Bula Ki", a translation of the Gospel of John, which established an orthographic system. In 2004, this orthographic system was revised. [Harvcoltxt|Tench|2007|p=227]

References

Bibliography

*Harvard reference
last = Paul
first= Tench
year= 2007
title=Tera
journal=Journal of the International Phonetic Association
volume=37
issue=1
pages=228-234

External links

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ttr Ethnologue report for language code:ttr]


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