| Your
first name |
Jose |
| Your
last name |
Sarmento |
| Preferred
name(s) of your language |
Tetum Terik |
| Alternative
names |
Tetum Soibada |
| Language
classification |
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian,
Timor, Nuclear Timor, East |
| Geographic
areas where spoken |
East Timor, Manatuto, Soibada Sub-District |
| Approximate
number of monolingual speakers |
2,000 t0 3,000 speakers |
| Approximate
number of fluent speakers |
2,000 t0 3,000 speakers |
| Other
languages spoken in area/country |
Idate |
| Official language(s)
in your country |
Tetum, Portuguese |
| What language(s) did
you use at school as a child? |
Bahasa Indonesia, Tetum |
| What language(s) is
used by teachers today? |
Tetum, Portuguese |
| Do
the representatives of neighboring ethnic groups learn to speak your
language? |
Yes |
| If
you answered yes to the above question, please specify |
Some Idate people also speak Tetum Terik |
| Does
you language have a widely accepted writing system? |
Yes |
| If
you answered yes, what materials are written? |
In the past many catholic books were written in Tetum Terik.
|
| NUMBERS |
|
| 1 |
Ida |
| 2 |
Rua |
| 3 |
Tolu |
| 4 |
Haat |
| 5 |
Lima |
| 6 |
Neen |
| 7 |
Hitu |
| 8 |
Walu / Ualu |
| 9 |
Sia |
| 10 |
Sanulu |
