Terêna
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A language of Brazil
Alternate Names
Etelena, Tereno
Autonym
Emo’u xâne
User Population
15,800 (Moore 2006). Ethnic population: 20,000 (Crevels 2012).
Location
Mato Grosso do Sul state: east of Paraguay river in Miranda and Aguidauana rivers area, 20 villages and 2 cities; some in São Paulo state.
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Language Status
7 (Shifting).
Typology
VOS; 13 consonants and 10 vowels (5 short, 5 long).
Language Use
Shifting to Portuguese [por].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 20%. Literacy rate in L2: 80%. Bilingual intercultural education has been implemented successfully in all municipal schools in the Terena region (Crevels 2007). Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1994.