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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)
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. The Tetum speak a Malayo-Polynesian dialect and practice slash-and-burn cultivation of corn (maize), sweet potatoes, dry rice, and vegetables. Fields are sown ...
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About us. Tetun.org is the only free machine translation service for the Tetun language. The Android app , iOS app and website together have over 60,000 monthly active users, and growing! Tetun.org was entirely set up as a volunteer project, led by Raphaël Merx since 2019, and developed in collaboration with Katrina Langford (TimorLink) since ...
- Tetum Pronunciation
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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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Portuguese is spoken by a small fraction of the population, but it is one of the country’s two official languages, the other being Tetum; Indonesian and English are considered to be “working” languages. East Timor: population density. Population density of East Timor. Nearly all of the population is Roman Catholic, with tiny Protestant ...
Tetum nyelv. Tetum ( portugálul : Tetum [ˈt̪et̪ũ] ,; [3] Tetum : Tetun [ˈt̪et̪un̪] ) egy ausztronéz nyelv , amelyet Timor szigetén beszélnek. Az indonéz Nyugat-Timorban a Belu Regencyben beszélik, a határon túl pedig Kelet-Timorban , ahol a két hivatalos nyelv egyike . Előzetes érintkezés nélkül a Tetum Terik és a Tetun ...
Tetum (Tetun [ˈt̪et̪un̪]; Indonesian: Bahasa Tetum; Portuguese: Tétum [ˈt̪ɛt̪ũ]) is an Austronesian language spoken on the island of Timor. It is spoken in Belu Regency in Indonesian West Timor, and across the border in East Timor, where it is one of the two official languages. There are two main forms of Tetum as a language: * Tetum ...
