Tera
A language of Nigeria
| Population | 101,000 (2000). |
| Region | Gombe state, Yamaltu-Deba LGA; Borno state, Kwayakusar LGA. |
| Language map |
Nigeria, Map 5, reference number 238 |
| Dialects | Nyimatli (Nyemathi, Yamaltu, Nimalto, Nyimatali), Pidlimdi (Hina, Hinna, Ghuna, Ghena), Bura Kokura. A dialect subgroup. |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.1, Western |
| Language use | Also use Hausa [hau]. |
| Language development | Grammar. Bible portions: 1930. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists: guinea corn, millet, maize, rice, wheat, orchards; fishermen; weavers. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Vernacular Publications
Reading and writing Tera (Nyimatli): a proposal for writing the Nyimatli language. 2008.
Ethnologue: Web |
Ethnologue: Print |
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