Tetun Dili
Tetun Dili is an Austronesian language spoken in Timor-Leste.
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Written down
Ema tomak moris hanesan, ema tomak hanesan, iha direitu hanesan. Ema tomak iha otak ho neon, hotu-hotu sei buka moris hanesan maun ho alin.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Tetun Dili
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ema* | |
| name | nara* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | tilu* | |
| nose | inu* | |
| tooth | nea* | |
| tongue | nana* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | ran* | |
| bone | ru7i* | |
| skin | kulit* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | ate* | |
| water | we* | |
| fire | ha7i* | |
| star | fitu* | |
| stone | fatuk* | |
| leaf | taha* | |
| night | kalan* | |
| dog | asu* | |
| fish | na7a* | |
| louse | utu* | |
| one | ida* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | hau* | |
| you | o* | |
| we | ita* | |
| drink | hemu* | |
| see | hare* | |
| hear | rona* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Grammar
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.