Tetun
Language Information
Tetun is spoken in Timor-Leste (East Timor), where it is an official language along with Portuguese, and in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara (West Timor).
Tetun is an Austronesian language with about 800,000 native speakers and many more second-language speakers. Tetun Dili, the form used in the capital, includes many Portuguese words.
Tetun is an Austronesian language with about 800,000 native speakers and many more second-language speakers. Tetun Dili, the form used in the capital, includes many Portuguese words.
Tetun is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Malayo-Polynesian (Austronesian)
- Subgroup
- Central Malayo-Polynesian
Tetun Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Tetun
Ema hotu hotu moris hanesan ho dignidade ho direitu. Sira hotu iha hanoin, konsiensia n'e duni tenki hare malu hanesan espiritu maun-alin.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights