Tetum language
Tetum Lia-Tetun Native to West Timor, East Timor Native speakers 500,000, mostly in Indonesia (2010–2011) [1] 50,000 L2-speakers in Indonesia and East Timor Language family Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian (MP) Nuclear MP (Central–Eastern) Timor–Babar Tetumic Tetum Dialects Belunese ( Tetun Belu ) Terik ( Tetun Terik ) Official status Official language in East Timor Recognised minority language in Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) Language codes ISO 639-2 tet ISO 639-3 tet Glottolog tetu1245 [2] Distribution in East Timor of Tetum Belu (west) and Tetum Terik (southeast). The majority of Tetun speakers, who live in West Timor, are not shown. Tetun Prasa Tetun Dili Tétum Praça Native to East Timor Native speakers 390,000 (2009) [1] Widespread in East Timor as L2 Language family Tetun-based creole Writing system Latin (Tetum alphabet) Official status Official language in East Timor Regulated by National Institute of Linguistics Language codes ISO 639-3 tdt Glottolog tetu1246 [3] Distrib...