What country is Tetum spoken in?

Indonesian
It is spoken in Belu Regency in Indonesian West Timor, and across the border in East Timor, where it is one of the two official languages….Tetum language.

Tetun Dili
Native speakers 390,000 (2009) L2: 570,000 in East Timor
Language family Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Central–Eastern Timoric Tetumic Tetun Dili

What language is spoken in East Timor?

Portuguese
Tetun
Timor-Leste/Official languages
Timor-Leste (East Timor): Languages. This guide provides resources on the country’s history, languages, and government. Timor-Leste’s two official languages are Portuguese and Tetum, and its two working languages are English and Indonesian.

Is Indonesian spoken in East Timor?

Under Indonesian rule from 1976–1999, East Timor’s official language was Indonesian; It, Along with English, currently has the status of a ‘working language’ under the present constitution.

Where did Tetum people come from?

Tetum, also spelled Tetun, orTettum, people indigenous to the narrow central section of Timor, easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. The Tetum numbered more than 300,000 in the late 20th century.

How do you say how are you in Tetum?

How are you? Obrigadu (barak) Thank you (very much), m. Obrigada (barak) Thank you (very much), f.

How do you say hello in Timor?

Greetings

  1. Elo Hello.
  2. Bon dia Good day.
  3. Botarde Good afternoon.
  4. Bonoite Good evening.
  5. Adeus or Hau ba lai Goodbye.

What system of descent do the Tetum have?

Kinship. Kin Groups and Descent. Throughout most of the Tetum-speaking regions a system of matrilineal descent and matrilocality prevails.

Where does the language of Tetum come from?

Tetum is an Austronesian language spoken on the island of Timor. It is spoken in Belu Regency in Indonesian West Timor, and across the border in East Timor, where it is one of the two official languages.

Which is the official language of East Timor?

Tetum language. Tetum /’t̪et̪um/ (Portuguese), Tetun /’t̪et̪un̪/ (Lia Tetun), is an Austronesian language spoken on the island of Timor. It is spoken in Belu Regency in Indonesian West Timor, and across the border in East Timor, where it is one of the two official languages. In East Timor Tetun Dili, or Tetun Prasa,…

Is the language Tetum or Tetun Dili intelligible?

In East Timor a creolized form, Tetun Dili, is widely spoken fluently as a second language; without previous contact, Tetum and Tetun Dili are not mutually intelligible.Besides the grammatical simplification involved in creolization, Tetun Dili has been greatly influenced by the vocabulary of Portuguese, the other official language of East Timor.

Where does the Tetun Belu dialect come from?

Tetun-Belu, or the Belunese dialect, is spoken in a central strip of the island of Timor from the Ombai Strait to the Timor Sea, and is split between East Timor and West Timor, where it is considered a bahasa daerah or “regional language”, with no official status in Indonesia, although it is used by the Diocese of Atambua in Roman Catholic rites.