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Tetum (Tetun [ˈt̪et̪un̪]; Indonesian: Bahasa Tetun; Portuguese: Tétum) [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 Malaka Regency, which form the eastern part of Indonesian West Timor adjoining Timor-Leste.
Tetun Prasa is the official language of East Timor alongside Portuguese. In East Timor alone, over 432,766 people speak Tetum as their first language (2015). Of the different dialects, 361,027 East Timorese stated that Tetun Prasa is their mother tongue, 71,418 mentioned Tetun Terik, and 321 mentioned Nanaek (2015). [1]
Timor-Leste, [a] also known as East Timor, [b] officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor , the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and the minor islands of Atauro and Jaco .
Liurai is a ruler's title on Timor.The word is Tetun and literally means "surpassing the earth". [1] It was originally associated with Wehali, a ritually central kingdom situated at the south coast of central Timor (now included in Indonesia).
Map of Pante Macassar subdistrict. Pante Macassar (Portuguese: Pante Macassar, Tetum: Pante-Makassár, Indonesian: Pante Makassar) is a city in the Pante Macassar administrative post on the north coast of East Timor, 152 kilometres or 94 miles to the west of Dili, the nation's capital. It has a population of 4,730 (Stand 2006).
The languages of Timor-Leste include both Austronesian and Papuan languages. (See Timor–Flores languages and Timor–Alor–Pantar languages .) The lingua franca and national language of Timor-Leste is Tetum , an Austronesian language influenced by Portuguese , with which it has equal status as an official language.
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An enlargeable basic map of East Timor. Pronunciation: / ˌ iː s t ˈ t iː m ɔːr / Common English country names: East Timor or Timor-Leste; Official English country name: The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste; Common endonym(s): Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste República Democrática de Timor-Leste Official endonym(s):