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Tetum (Tetun [ˈt̪et̪un̪]; Indonesian: Bahasa Tetun; Portuguese: Tétum) is an Austronesian language spoken on the island of Timor. It is one of the official languages of Timor-Leste and it is also spoken in Belu Regency and in Indonesian West Timor. There are two main forms of Tetum as a language:
- 500,000, mostly in Indonesia (2010–2011)
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Di Timor Leste, bahasa ini merupakan bahasa resmi, selain bahasa Portugis. Di bawah konstitusi negara, bahasa Indonesia dan Inggris merupakan bahasa-bahasa kerja. Bagi mereka, bahasa Tetun berfungsi sebagai bahasa pemersatu dan antarsuku, seperti layaknya bahasa Indonesia.
- 800.000
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Download an alphabet chart for Tetum(Excel) Information about the Tetum alphabet and pronunciation compiled by Wolfram Siegel
Ema hotu hotu moris hanesan ho dignidade ho direitu. Sira hotu iha hanoin, konsiensia n'e duni tenki hare malu hanesan espiritu maun-alin. Hear a recording of the text by Francisco Tilman de Jesus Andrade(recorded by Moshe Ash)
Information about the Tetum languages http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetum http://www.easttimorgovernment.com/languages.htm Information about the Standard Orthography of the Tetum Language http://www.asianlang.mq.edu.au/INL/orthhist.pdf(PDF, ) Tetum courses http://www.tetundit.tl Online Tetum phrases http://visiteasttimor.com/good-to-know/talk-tetum-...
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Category: Geography & Travel. Also spelled: Tetun, orTettum. Tetum, people indigenous to the narrow central section of Timor, easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. The Tetum numbered more than 300,000 in the late 20th century.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Comprehensive dictionary contain ing concise, up-to-date definitions, making the vocabulary of Tetum accessible to English speakers, and providing speakers of Tetum with a user-friendly guide to English. All Tetum words are printed in official standard spelling.
The letters C (sé), Q (ké), and Y (ípsilon) are not used in Tetum, except in foreign proper names and international symbols. The apostrophe (kapa-tatolan) is used to denote glottal stop. External links. The standard orthography of the Tetum language (PDF)
