Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Zvisinei, zvinobvira kuti mishumo yavanyori venhau dzoupenyu vekare yokuti Terence akaberekerwa muAfrica inobva pazita rake uye kwete mashoko ezvakaitika muupenyu hwake. 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 pokunge
Kuparadzwa kweCarthage muna 146 BC, yakashandiswa kureva chero munhu 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.