Tereno_language
Terêna language
Arawakan language of Brazil
Terêna or Etelena is spoken by 15,000 Brazilians. The language has a dictionary and written grammar.[3] 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.[citation needed]
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Terêna has an active–stative syntax[4] and verb-object-subject as default word order.[5]