Tetum (Tetun [ˈt̪et̪un̪]; Indonesian: Bahasa Tetun; Portuguese: Tétum [ˈtɛtũ]) is an Austronesian language spoken on the island of Timor. It is one of...

up Tetum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tetum may refer to: Tetum language, an Austronesian language Tetum alphabet, used to write the Tetum language...

The Tetum alphabet is used to write Tetum. It is based on the Latin alphabet and contains 24 letters: The letters are named: á, bé, dé, é, efe, ge, agá...

national language of East Timor is Tetum, an Austronesian language influenced by Portuguese, with which it has equal status as an official language. The language...

constitution as one of the two working languages (the other being English), alongside the official languages of Tetum and Portuguese. It is understood by...

Indonesia and most of East Timor. Their language is called Tetum, which is part of the Austronesian language family. Apart from the island of Timor, this...

and the Tetum of central and eastern Timor. Most indigenous Timorese languages belong to the Timor–Babar branch of the Austronesian languages spoken throughout...

The Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Sunda Kecil, Tetum: Illá Sunda ki'ik sirá, Balinese: Kapuloan Sunda cénik), now known as Nusa Tenggara...

(Portuguese: Primeiro-Ministro da República Democrática de Timor-Leste; Tetum: Primeiru-Ministru Republika Demokratika Timor-Leste), is the head of government...

East Timor is divided into 14 municipalities (Portuguese: municípios, Tetum: munisípiu), which are former districts. One municipality is also a Special...

the two official languages of Portuguese and Tetum. High ethnic and linguistic diversity is reflected by the 30 indigenous languages spoken in the country...

Timor (Portuguese: Presidente da República Democrática de Timor-Leste; Tetum: Prezidente Republika Demokratika Timor-Leste) is the head of state of the...

The word Bobonaro is said to be a Portuguese approximation of the Tetum language word Buburnaru, which means 'tall eucalypt'. However, there are also...

Oecusse, also known as Oecusse-Ambeno (Portuguese: Oé-Cusse Ambeno; Tetum: Oecussi Ambeno) and formerly just Ambeno, officially the Special Administrative...

Baucau (Portuguese: Município Baucau, Tetum: Munisípiu Baukau) is a municipality, and was formerly a district, of East Timor, on the northern coast in...

It was originally sung exclusively in Portuguese, however there is now a Tetum version. The infraconstitutional officialization and the forms of ceremony...

Spanish and French) co-official with Tetum; 51,800 L1 speakers as of 2007) Guines-Bissau does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese...

Sea (or the Sawu Sea) (Indonesian: Laut Sawu, Portuguese: Mar de Savu, Tetum: Tasi Savu) is a small sea within Indonesia named for the island of Savu...

lost in competition with the local language after becoming a Dutch colony in 18th century. The local Tetum language has been heavily influenced by Portuguese...

local Tetum and Galoli language word Manatutu, which means 'pecking birds'. According to another source, the word is a portmanteau of the Tetum words...

name of the municipality, Manufahi, is derived from Maun Fahe, the Tetum language expression for 'divided brothers'. The name originated in a legend that...

The National Parliament (Tetum: Parlamentu Nasionál, Portuguese: Parlamento Nacional) is the unicameral national legislature in East Timor. It was created...

centavo coins Centavo de Timor-Leste (Portuguese) Doit Timór-Leste nian (Tetum) Several East Timorese coins. Denominations Superunit  100 United States...

Pali, ಸೀರೆ or sīre in Kannada and which evolved to sāṛī in modern Indian languages. The word śāṭika is mentioned as describing women's dharmic attire in...

asuntu kombatente libertasaun nasionál “Meta Mali” hakotu iis iha HNGV (in Tetum) Cynthia (Dee) Carter DeFelice, 72 Deloford Mark Donan Gormley Jean-Marc...

(constitutionally defined as a 'working language'). Note: There are a total of about 16 indigenous languages, of which Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken...

Traditions are to be protected. Trabalhista called for Tetum and English as official languages in 2001. Human rights, and especially women's rights, are...

Republic of East Timor (Portuguese: República Democrática de Timor-Leste, Tetum: Repúblika Demokrátika de Timór-Lorosa'e), was a state that was unilaterally...

along the western Pacific Ocean and eastern Indian Ocean. Many European languages have analogous terms, such as the French (Extrême-Orient), Spanish (Extremo...

Papuan language, of which Bunak is an example, was spoken in the Dili area before the spread of the Austronesian-based Mambai and Tetum languages. Another...