Tera language

[2] Blench (2006) believes Pidlimdi (Hinna) dialect is a separate language.

[4] Vowel length contrasts are neutralized in monosyllabic words with no coda consonants.

[7] All vowels but /a/ and /aː/ are more open in closed syllables such as in [ɮɛp] ('to plait') and [xʊ́r] ('to cook soup').

/a/ and /aː/ tend to be fronted to [æ, æː] when following palatalized consonants.

[9] The first publication in Tera was Labar Mbarkandu nu Yohanna Bula Ki, a translation of the Gospel of John, which established an orthographic system.