Tetum ( Tetun [ˈt̪et̪un̪]; Indonesian: Bahasa Tetun; Portuguese: Tétum [ˈtɛtũ]) [4] 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:
Tetum ( Tetun [ˈt̪et̪un̪]; Indonesian: Bahasa Tetun; Portuguese: Tétum [ˈtɛtũ]) 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:
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Tetum language. The Tetum language ( Tetum or Tetun) is a language spoken in East Timor. It has a lot of influence from Portuguese . Tetum edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
The Tetum language is a language spoken in East Timor. It has a lot of influence from Portuguese.
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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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Tetum, also spelled Tetun, orTettum, 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.