Tetum
Lia-tetun
Tetum is an Austronesian language spoken in Timor-Leste and Indonesia, by about 463.5 thousand people.
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Tetun (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 Malaka Regency, which form the eastern part of Indonesian West Timor adjoining Timor-Leste.
There are two main forms of Tetun as a language:
Tetun Terik, which is a more indigenous form of Tetun marked by different word choice, less foreign influence and other characteristics such as verb conjugation
From Wikipedia · Tetun language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Written down
Ema hotu hotu moris hanesan ho dignidade ho direitu. Sira hotu iha hanoin, konsiensia n'e duni tenki hare malu hanesan espiritu maun-alin.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Tetum
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | inan | |
| father | aman | |
| child | labarik | |
| man | mane | |
| woman | feto | |
| person | ema | |
| name | naran | |
| eye | matan | |
| ear | tilun | |
| nose | inus | |
| tooth | nehan | |
| tongue | nanal | |
| hand | liman | |
| heart | fuan | |
| head | ulun | |
| blood | raan | |
| skin | kulit | |
| knee | ain-tuur | |
| breast | susun | |
| liver | aten | |
| water | bee | |
| fire | ahi | |
| sun | loro | |
| moon | fulan | |
| star | fitun | |
| sky | lalehan | |
| rain | udan | |
| wind | anin | |
| stone | fatuk | |
| mountain | foho |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Tetun DiliAustronesian82% alike
- Galoli-TalurAustronesian47% alike
- KemakAustronesian44% alike
- WelaunAustronesian44% alike
- IdatéAustronesian42% alike
- WolioAustronesian41% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · tetu1245 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · tet