Tetun is used on parts of Timor Island, which is politically divided between Indonesia and Timor-Leste (East Timor).
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Tetun Prasa dialect
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Tetun Mix
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The Prasa dialect of Tetun is used in much of Timor-Leste (East Timor).
1) Hau-nia kuartu iha nebé?Language information at Wikipedia and Ethnologue
Tetum Mix is used by members of the younger generation who were raised mixing languages at home and with their families.
It is used in and around Dili and draws mostly from Tetun, Portuguese, and Indonesian.
Language information at Ammaved Viver's language project at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Alternate names for Tetun include Tetum, Tettum, Teto, Tetu, Tetung, Belu, Belo, Fehan, and Tetun Belu
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