Tetum

Proper noun

Meaning

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Tetum

The Malayo-Polynesian national language of East Timor.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Vocabulary Indigenous The Tetum name for East Timor is Timór Lorosa'e, which means "Timor of the rising sun", or, less poetically, "East Timor"; lorosa'e comes from loro "sun" and sa'e "to rise, to go up". Source: Internet

Combinations Tetum has many hybrid words, which are combinations of indigenous and Portuguese words. Source: Internet

Some more words in Tetum: Portuguese (left) and Tetum (right). Source: Internet

The largest are the Atoni of western Timor, and the Tetum of central and eastern Timor. citation Most indigenous Timorese languages belong to the Timor–Babar branch of the Austronesian languages spoken throughout the Indonesian archipelago. Source: Internet

The Tetum spoken by East Timorese migrants in Portugal and Australia is more Portuguese-influenced, as many of those speakers were not educated in Indonesian. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

tettish tettix tetty Tetzcoco Tetzlaff TEU