What language is spoken in Timor-Leste?
Portuguese
Tetun
Timor-Leste/Official languages
Timor-Leste (East Timor): Languages. This guide provides resources on the country’s history, languages, and government. Timor-Leste’s two official languages are Portuguese and Tetum, and its two working languages are English and Indonesian.
What language is spoken in Dili?
Tetum language
| Tetun Dili | |
|---|---|
| Native to | East Timor |
| Native speakers | 390,000 (2009) L2: 570,000 in East Timor |
| Language family | Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Central–Eastern Timoric Tetumic Tetun Dili |
| Dialects | Belunese (Tetun Belu) Terik (Tetun Terik) |
Where on the world map is Timor-Leste?
Asia
Timor-Leste/Continent
How do you say hello in Timor Leste?
Tetum/Greetings
- Elo Hello.
- Bon dia Good day.
- Botarde Good afternoon.
- Bonoite Good evening.
- Adeus or Hau ba lai Goodbye.
What language is spoken in Brunei?
Malay
Brunei/Official languages
Although Standard Malay (msa) is the official language of Brunei, the Brunei Malay variety (kxd) is more widely spoken. It is substantially different to Standard Malay and is spoken by about two thirds of the population.
Do they speak Portuguese in Indonesia?
Under Indonesian rule, Portuguese was suppressed and speakers of the language now mostly come from the political elite or are older people educated in the colonial era.
Do East Timor speak English?
Under Indonesian rule from 1976–1999, East Timor’s official language was Indonesian; It, Along with English, currently has the status of a ‘working language’ under the present constitution.
Is Timor Leste same as East Timor?
On 20 May 2002, the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of East Timor came into force and East Timor was recognised as independent by the UN. On 27 September 2002, East Timor was renamed Timor-Leste, using the Portuguese language, and was admitted as a member state by the UN.
Why is East Timor not Asean?
A general meeting is expected to conclude in 17 November, however, foreign reports in 4 November have said that ASEAN would bypass Timor-Leste’s membership in 2017, mostly because of its lack of human resources which was pointed out by Singapore.
Will Timor Leste join Asean?
TIMOR-LESTE is the only Southeast Asian nation that is not a part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).