| Your first name |
Jacinta |
| Your last name |
Mendonca |
| E-mail: |
jacintam@hawaii.edu |
| Preferred name(s) of your language |
Tetum |
| Alternative names |
Tetun, Tetum Prasa, Tetum Praça, Dili Tetum, Tetum Dili |
| Language classification |
Creole, Tetum Based |
| Geographical areas where spoken |
First-language speakers are concentrated in and around Dili on the north coast of
East Timor. Second-language speakers are scattered widely throughout the western
part of East Timor. |
| Approximate number of monolingual speakers |
100,000 |
| Approximate number of fluent speakers |
1,000,000 |
| Other languages spoken in area/country |
Portuguese, Indonesian & English |
| Official language(s) in your country |
Portuguese and Tetum |
| Language(s) used at school as a child |
Indonesian |
| Language(s) used by teachers today |
Portuguese |
| Do the representatives of neighboring ethnic groups learn to speak your language |
Yes |
| If the answer to the above question is yes, please specify |
Mostly Portuguese learn it because they are teachers |
| Does your language have a widely accepted writing system? |
Not standardized |
| If you answered yes, what materials are written? |
Newspapers, magazines, books & bilingual dictionary |
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| NUMBERS |
NUMEROS |
| one |
Ida |
| two |
Rua |
| three |
Tolu |
| four |
Hat |
| five |
Lima |
| six |
Nen |
| seven |
Hitu |
| eight |
Walu |
| nine |
Sia |
| ten |
Sanulu |
