Terêna language
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Terena may also refer to TERENA
| Terêna | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Brazil |
| Native speakers | 15,000 (1991) |
| Language family |
Arawakan
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | ter |
| ISO 639-3 | ter – Macrolanguage Individual codes: ter – Terena gqn – Kinikinao gqn – Guaná caj – Chané |
Terêna or Etelena is spoken by 15,000 Brazilians. The language has a dictionary and written grammar. Many Terênan people have low Portuguese proficiency. It is spoken in Mato Grosso do Sul. 20% are literate in their language, 80% literate in Portuguese.
There were once four varieties, Kinikinao, Terena proper, Guaná, and Chané, which are sometimes considered separate languages (Aikhenvald 1999). Only Terena proper is still spoken.
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