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Tera language

Tera is a Chadic dialect cluster spoken in northeastern Nigeria in the north and eastern parts of Gombe State and Borno State. Blench (2006) believes Pidlimdi (Hinna) dialect is a separate language.

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Dialects
Pidlimdi (Kurba, Hinna and Deba)
Glottolog
tera1251
ISO 639-3
ttr
Language family
ChadicBiu–MandaraTera languages (A.1)Tera · Biu–MandaraTera languages (A.1)Tera · Tera languages (A.1)Tera · Tera
Native speakers
(101,000 cited 2000)
Region
Nigeria

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Tera language

Nodes21
Edges20
Triples13
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.095238
Components1

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Tera language

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Language family · 4
Tera language → Biu–MandaraTera languages (A.1)Tera, ChadicBiu–MandaraTera languages (A.1)Tera, Tera, Tera languages (A.1)Tera
related to Varieties · 3
Tera language → Blench, NyimatliPidlimdiBura Kokura, Tera
Dialects · 1
Tera language → Pidlimdi (Kurba, Hinna and Deba)
Glottolog · 1
Tera language → tera1251
ISO 639-3 · 1
Tera language → ttr
Native speakers · 1
Tera language → (101,000 cited 2000)
Region · 1
Tera language → Nigeria

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Important terminology

tera symbols language ipa pidlimdi chadic nigeria vowels dialect tone unicode hinna cluster blench rendering support see question marks

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Tera languageDialectsPidlimdi (Kurba, Hinna and Deba)1.00infobox
Tera languageGlottologtera12511.00infobox
Tera languageISO 639-3ttr1.00infobox
Tera languageLanguage familyChadicBiu–MandaraTera languages (A.1)Tera1.00infobox
Tera languageLanguage familyBiu–MandaraTera languages (A.1)Tera1.00infobox
Tera languageLanguage familyTera languages (A.1)Tera1.00infobox
Tera languageLanguage familyTera1.00infobox
Tera languageNative speakers(101,000 cited 2000)1.00infobox
Tera languageRegionNigeria1.00infobox
ininstance ofVowel length contrasts are neutralized in monosyllabic words with no coda consonants.All vowels but /a/ and /aː/ are more open in closed syllables0.80text
Tera languagerelated to VarietiesBlench0.60section
Tera languagerelated to VarietiesTera0.60section

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