Tera language

Tera
Nyimalti
RegionNigeria
Native speakers
(101,000 cited 2000)
Dialects
  • Pidlimdi (Kurba, Hinna and Deba)
Language codes
ISO 639-3ttr
Glottologtera1251

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