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Tetum in a sentence

Tetum meaning

The Malayo-Polynesian national language of East Timor.

Using Tetum

  • The main meaning on this page is: The Malayo-Polynesian national language of East Timor.
  • In the example corpus, tetum often appears in combinations such as: the tetum.

Context around Tetum

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

combinations 1×

Often after:

portuguese 1× spoken 1× name 1×

Sentence patterns with Tetum

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the tetum of central 1× combinations tetum has many 1× indigenous the tetum name for 1× left and tetum right 1× the tetum spoken by 1× words in tetum portuguese left 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

combinations tetum has 1× some more words 1× the largest are 1× the tetum spoken 1× vocabulary indigenous the 1×

Common sentence endings:

and portuguese words 1× and tetum right 1× educated in indonesian 1× the indonesian archipelago 1×

Words around Tetum

Just before it in the word index:

tetuila 2 tetty 2 tettigoniids 5 tettigoniidae 3 tettey 12 tettenhall 6

Just after it in the word index:

tetun 4 tetyana 5 tetzel 6 teu 13 teucer 4 teucrium 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Tetum

  • In this selection, "tetum" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, combinations, portuguese, spoken and name stand out and add context to how "tetum" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the tetum of central and combinations tetum has many. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tetum" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tetum

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Some more words in Tetum: Portuguese (left) and Tetum (right). (10 words)

Combinations Tetum has many hybrid words, which are combinations of indigenous and Portuguese words. (14 words)

The Tetum spoken by East Timorese migrants in Portugal and Australia is more Portuguese-influenced, as many of those speakers were not educated in Indonesian. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Vocabulary Indigenous The Tetum name for East Timor is Timór Lorosa'e, which means "Timor of the rising sun", or, less poetically, "East Timor"; lorosa'e comes from loro "sun" and sa'e "to rise, to go up". (38 words)

The largest are the Atoni of western Timor, and the Tetum of central and eastern Timor. citation Most indigenous Timorese languages belong to the Timor–Babar branch of the Austronesian languages spoken throughout the Indonesian archipelago. (36 words)

The Tetum spoken by East Timorese migrants in Portugal and Australia is more Portuguese-influenced, as many of those speakers were not educated in Indonesian. (25 words)

Example sentences (5)

Some more words in Tetum: Portuguese (left) and Tetum (right).

Combinations Tetum has many hybrid words, which are combinations of indigenous and Portuguese words.

The largest are the Atoni of western Timor, and the Tetum of central and eastern Timor. citation Most indigenous Timorese languages belong to the Timor–Babar branch of the Austronesian languages spoken throughout the Indonesian archipelago.

The Tetum spoken by East Timorese migrants in Portugal and Australia is more Portuguese-influenced, as many of those speakers were not educated in Indonesian.

Vocabulary Indigenous The Tetum name for East Timor is Timór Lorosa'e, which means "Timor of the rising sun", or, less poetically, "East Timor"; lorosa'e comes from loro "sun" and sa'e "to rise, to go up".

Common combinations with tetum

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tetum" in a sentence?
An example: "Some more words in Tetum: Portuguese (left) and Tetum (right)." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "tetum" from authentic English texts.
What does "tetum" mean?
Tetum means: The Malayo-Polynesian national language of East Timor.
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