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Tera NT | Tera

The Tera people are farmers in northeastern Nigeria. Missionaries brought news of Jesus to the Tera around 1930, and today, about 40% of the population are nominally Christian. In recent years traditional beliefs and another major religion are growing in popularity, because few Tera people can understand the Scriptures in their regional languages.

News from the Field
  • Nov06

    Tera of Nigeria

    The Tera was part of the Gombe Workshop which is just finishing up. Tera speakers are the most northern group of the Gombe language cluster. The Tera received one Gospel in their language in 1930 but the translation is difficult to understand and is no longer in use. There is now a great desire to revive the language.

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  • Jun04

    Tera of Nigeria

    The Tera was part of the Gombe Workshop which is just finishing up. The 100,000 Tera speakers are the most northern group of the Gombe cluster. The Tera received one Gospel in their language in 1930 but the translation is difficult to understand and is no longer in use. There is now a great desire to revive the language.

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