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Tetum ( Tetun [ˈt̪et̪un̪]; Indonesian: Bahasa Tetun; Portuguese: Tétum [ˈtɛtũ]) [3] 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)
Le tétoum, écrit aussi tétum, tetum, et tetun, est la langue nationale du Timor oriental, et une des deux langues officielles du pays avec le portugais. Il est parlé en 2010 par 800 000 Est-Timorais, soit 85 % de la population du pays [ 1 ] , ainsi que par 400 000 Indonésiens dans le Timor occidental [ 2 ] .
- 1,2 million (2011), Timor oriental : 764 914 (2010), Timor occidental : 400 000 (2011)
- Timor oriental
- Instituto Nacional de Linguística
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B98 Tetum Reference Grammar by Geoffrey Hull and Lance Eccles. The Tetum Reference Grammar presents a comprehensive description of the language in a clear and accessible format designed for the student and the general reader, with minimal linguistic jargon and plenty of examples to illustrate the various points of grammar. With glossary.
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. Of Melanesian and Indonesian-Malay stock, the Tetum may be descendants of invaders who brought Indonesian culture to Timor.
Tetum (Lia-Tetun) Tetum is a member of the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family. Tetum is spoken in Belu Regency in West Timor in Indonesian, and also in East Timor, where it is an official language. In 2011 there were about 550,000 speakers of Tetum. There are three dialects of Tetun: Tetun-Terik, Tetun-Belu and Nana'ek.
