Terêna language

Terêna language

language
name=Terêna
nativename=
states=Brazil
speakers=15,000
familycolor=
fam1=Arawakan
fam2=Maipurean
fam3=Southern Maipuran
fam4=Bolivia-Parana
iso2=ter|iso3=ter

Terêna or Etelena is spoken by 15,000 Brazilians. The language has a dictionary and grammar rules. Many Terênan people have low Portuguese proficiency. It is spoken in Mato Grosso do Sul. 20% are literate, 80% literate in Portuguese.

External links

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ter Terêna @ Ethnologue]


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