Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Zvisinei, kunobvira kuti mishumo yavanyori vekare venhau dzoupenyu yokuti Terence akaberekerwa muAfrica inobva muzita rake uye kwete mashoko oupenyu akazvimirira. Mhedziso iyi yakavakirwa pachokwadi chokuti shoko racho rakashandiswa munzira mbiri dzakasiyana munguva yehurumende yeRepublican. Munguva yaTerence, raishandiswa kureva vaBerber vakanga vasiri veCarthage, shoko rokuti "Punicus" richishandiswa kuvanhu vokuCarthage. Gare gare, pashure pokuparadzwa kweCarthage
muna 146 BC, raishandiswa kureva munhu wese anobva kunyika ye "Afri" (kureva, dunhu rekare reRoma reAfrica, rinoenderana neTunisia yanhasi nenzvimbo dzakapoteredza). Zita rokuti "Afer" [North] African" rinogona kuratidza kuti Terence aibva kuLibya yekare, uye naizvozvo aiva wedzinza reBerber. Zvisinei, mazita akadaro akanga asingarevi hazvo kuti aibva kupi, uye kwaiva nevaRoma vaiva nezita iri rainzi Africans asi vakanga vasiri vaAfrica, vakadai saDomitius Afer. Somuuyo, hazvizivikanwi nechokwadi kana Terence akapiwa zita rokuti "Afer" sezvinoratidza mavambo ake, kana kuti kana rakanga richingovakirwa pamishumo yevanyori vebhuku rakatevera rakavakirwa pamashoko ezuva ravo.