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East Timor's two official languages are Portuguese and Tetum. In addition, English and Indonesian are designated by the constitution as "working languages". The 2015 census found that the most commonly spoken mother tongues were Tetum Prasa (mother tongue for 30.6% of the population), Mambai (16.6%), Makasai (10.5%), Tetum Terik (6.05%), Baikenu (5.87%), Kemak (5.85%), Bunak (5.48%), Tokodede (3.97%), and Fataluku (3.52%). Other indigenous languages accounted for 10.47%, while 1.09% of the population spoke foreign languages natively.

Tetum - two main forms of Tetum are Tetum Terik and Tetum/n Prasa or Tetum/n Dili
Portuguese -
Indonesian -
Mambai - also known as Mambae or Manbae.
Makasae - also known as Makassai, Macassai, Ma'asae, Makasai.
Baikenu - variant of Uab Meto or Dawan.
Kemak - also known as Ema.
Tokodede - also known as Tukude, Tocodede, Tokodé, and Tocod.
Fataluku - also known as Dagaga, Dagoda', Dagada

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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 ==Description==
 East Timor's two official languages are Portuguese and Tetum. In addition, English and Indonesian are designated by the constitution as "working languages". The 2015 census found that the most commonly spoken mother tongues were Tetum Prasa (mother tongue for 30.6% of the population), Mambai (16.6%), Makasai (10.5%), Tetum Terik (6.05%), Baikenu (5.87%), Kemak (5.85%), Bunak (5.48%), Tokodede (3.97%), and Fataluku (3.52%). Other indigenous languages accounted for 10.47%, while 1.09% of the population spoke foreign languages natively.
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 * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemak_language '''Kemak'''] - also known as Ema.
 * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokodede_language '''Tokodede'''] - also known as Tukude, Tocodede, Tokodé, and Tocod.
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fataluku_language '''Fataluku'''] - also known as Dagaga, Dagoda', Dagada<br>
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fataluku_language '''Fataluku'''] - also known as Dagaga, Dagoda', Dagada
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_East_Timor Languages of East Timor] - Wikipedia
 ==Word List(s)==
-* Hajek, John and Alexandre Vital Tilman. ''East Timor phrasebook & dictionary.'' Footscray: Lonely Planet, 2015. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/899727056 WorldCat].
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetum_language#:~:text=Vocabulary Tetum Vocabulary] - Wikipedia
-* [http://visiteasttimor.com/good-to-know/talk-tetum-in-timor/#:~:text=Basic%20Phrases Tetum Phrases] - Visit EastTimor
-* [https://wikitravel.org/en/Tetum_phrasebook#:~:text=Phrase%20list Tetum Phrase List] - Wiki Travel
 ==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
-'''Alphabet'''
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetum_alphabet Tetum alphabet] - Wikipedia
-* [https://omniglot.com/writing/tetum.php#:~:text=Tetum%20alphabet Tetum alphabet] - Omniglot
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetum_language#:~:text=phonology Tetum Consonants and Vowels] - Wikipedia
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mambai_language_(Timor)#:~:text=Phonology Mambai Consonants and Vowels] - Wikipedia
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makasae_language#:~:text=Phonology Makasae Consonants and Vowels] - Wikipedia
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uab_Meto_language Uab Meto (Baikenu) Consonants and Vowels] - Wikipedia
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fataluku_language#:~:text=Phonology Fataluku Consonants and Vowels] - Wikipedia
-* [https://omniglot.com/writing/portuguese.htm#:~:text=Portuguese%20alphabet Portuguese Alphabet] - Omniglot
-'''Pronunciation'''
-* [https://forvo.com/languages/tet/ Tetum pronunciation dictionary] - Forvo
-* [https://omniglot.com/writing/tetum.php#:~:text=Tetum%20pronunciation Tetum Pronunciation] - Omniglot
-* [https://omniglot.com/writing/portuguese.htm#:~:text=pronunciation Portuguese Pronunciation] - Omniglot
 ==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
-'''Dictionaries'''
-* Morris, Cliff. ''Tetun-English dictionary.'' Canberra: Dept. of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University, 1985. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/891191338 WorldCat].
-* Hull, Geoffrey. ''Concise English-Tetum dictionary.'' Winston Hills, NSW: Sebastião Aparício da Silva Publications, 2006. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/190025986 WorldCat].
-* Fuentes, Sinda López, Ana Frankenberg-Garcia, and Helen Newstead. ''Oxford Portuguese dictionary : Portuguese-English, English-Portuguese.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/938486458 WorldCat].
-'''Online Dictionaries'''
-* [https://glosbe.com/en/tet Dictionary English - Tetum] - Glosbe
-* [https://glosbe.com/en/pt Dictionary English - Portuguese] - Glosbe
-* [https://glosbe.com/en/mcs Dictionary English - Mambai] - Glosbe
-* [https://glosbe.com/en/mkz Dictionary English - Makasae] - Glosbe
-* [https://glosbe.com/en/aoz Dictionary English - Uab Meto] - Glosbe
-* [https://glosbe.com/en/kem Dictionary English - Kemak] -  Glosbe
-* [https://glosbe.com/en/ddg Dictionary English - Fataluku] - Glosbe
-'''Language Aids'''
-* Hull, Geoffrey, Dionisio Babo-Soares, Jorge da Conceição Teme, and Benjamim de Araújo e Corte-Real. ''Tetum language manual for East Timor.'' Winston Hills, N.S.W., Australia: Sebastião Aparício da Silva Project, 2001. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/658297107 WorldCat].
-* Williams-van Klinken, Catharina, John Hajek, and Rachel Nordlinger. ''Tetun Dili : a grammar of an East Timorese language.'' Canberra, ACT: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, 2002. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/762180767 WorldCat].
-* Huber, Juliette. ''A grammar of Makalero : a Papuan language of East Timor.'' Utrecht, The Netherlands: LOT, 2011. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/905585783 WorldCat].
-* Hills, E C, J D M Ford, and Joaquin de Siqueira Coutinho. ''A Portuguese Grammar.'' Boston: D.C. Heath and Co., 1944. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/35727974 WorldCat].
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetum_language#:~:text=Grammar Tetum Grammar] - Wikipedia
 ==Additional Resources==
-* Soares, Octavio A J O. ''East Timor, land of the rising sun : a traveler's guide plus English-Indonesian-Tetum dictionary.'' Yogyakarta: Penerbit Kanisius, 1999. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/42763040 WorldCat].
-* Hull, Geoffrey, Dionisio Babo-Soares, and Jorge da Conceição Teme. ''Tetum, language manual for East Timor.'' Winston Hills, NSW, Australia: Sebastião Aparício da Silva Project, 2005. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/62313160 WorldCat].
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