Tetum
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Tetum is a language spoken on the island of Timor, located in Southeast Asia. It matters because it serves as a lingua franca for communication among the diverse populations of the region.
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Tetun (Tetun [ˈt̪et̪un̪] ; Indonesian: Bahasa Tetun; Portuguese: Tétum [ˈtɛtũ]) is an Austronesian language spoken on the island of Timor. It is one of the official languages of Timor-Leste and it is also spoken in Belu Regency and Malaka Regency, which form the eastern part of Indonesian West Timor adjoining Timor-Leste.
There are two main forms of Tetun as a language: