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Tetum

Tetun
460K speakers · Austronesian › Malayo-Polynesian · Latin
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Timor-LesteIndonesia
Related varieties
IndonesianMalayJavaneseSundaneseTagalogMalagasyCebuanoMadureseIlocanoHiligaynonMinangkabauBuginese

Written in the Latin script. Uses SVO word order.

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Official in 1 countries

Timor-Leste
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Typology

Word order SVO
Adjective after noun
Numeral after noun
Adposition preposition
Def. article yes
Indef. article yes
Tonal no
Gender no
Noun cases no

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Indonesian Malayo-PolynesianMalay Malayo-PolynesianJavanese Malayo-PolynesianSundanese Malayo-PolynesianTagalog Malayo-PolynesianMalagasy Malayo-PolynesianCebuano Malayo-PolynesianMadurese Malayo-Polynesian
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