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Besides some grammatical simplification, Tetun Dili has been greatly influenced by the vocabulary and to a small extent by the grammar of Portuguese, the other official language of East Timor. Nomenclature. The English form Tetum is derived from Portuguese, rather than from modern Tetum.
Abstract. The paper analyzes the Portuguese influence on Tetun Dili phonology, which can be can be identified at different levels. The phonemic inventory of Tetun Dili has been enriched via borrowing of several consonantal phonemes, triggering an increase in the number of phonological contrasts.
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Jul 2, 2018 · The main focus is on Tetun Prasa’s contact with Portuguese, Indonesian, and Asian varieties of restructured Portuguese and Malay at different historical periods while describing stages of its development in terms of not only lexis, but also phonology, morphology and syntax as far as this is possible.
- Zuzana Greksakova
- Greksakova, Zuzana
- 2018
- 2-Jul-2018
Jan 1, 2015 · The phonemic inventory of Tetun Dili has been enriched via borrowing of several consonantal phonemes, triggering an increase in the number of phonological contrasts.
Abstract. The paper analyzes the Portuguese influence on Tetun Dili phonology, which can be can be identified at different levels. The phonemic inventory of Tetun Dili has been enriched via borrowing of several consonantal phonemes, triggering an increase in the number of phonological contrasts.
Jan 30, 2021 · Portuguese influence also accounts for the phonetic realizations of a number of consonantal and vocalic phonemes, with some allophonic rules extended even to words belonging to the native stock.
Jan 1, 2002 · Portuguese influence also accounts for the phonetic realizations of a number of consonantal and vocalic phonemes, with some allophonic rules extended even to words belonging to the native stock.
