Terêna language
| Terêna | |
|---|---|
| Etelena | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Mato Grosso do Sul |
| Ethnicity | Terena people |
Native speakers | 16,000 (2006) |
Arawakan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | ter |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:ter – Terenagqn – Kinikinao & Guanácaj – Chané |
| Glottolog | tere1279 |
| ELP | Terena |
| Guana (Brazil) | |
Terêna or Etelena is spoken by 15,000 Brazilians. The language has a dictionary and written grammar. Many Terena people have low Portuguese proficiency. It is spoken in Mato Grosso do Sul. About 20% are literate in their language, 80% literate in Portuguese.
Terêna has an active–stative syntax and verb-object-subject as default word order.