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Tetun
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Word lists
Tetun English Medical Guide (pdf file 40 KB)
Tetun English Medical Guide (pdb file for iSilo 6KB)
A list of words I compiled on my first visit to East Timor which assisted in consultations. The list is also reproduced below. The words are divided by subject and are ordered in English
Health Terms (pdf file 130 KB)
A more comprehensive list of words in Tetun with their English meanings. It is ordered in Tetun not English. Written by the Peace Corp in East Timor in 2003.
Health Explanations in Tetun (pdf file 21 KB)
A list of several statements that may be useful during consultations.
Anatomy chart (110 KB jpg file)
Body parts labelled in Tetun
Timor Agriculture has several simple dictionaries in pdf format
English-Tetum
Tetum-English
Portuguese-Tetum
Tetum-Portuguese
Tetum-Indonesian
Portuguese-Indonesian
Tetun (or Tetum) is spoken by most people in Dili and the surrounding region. Around 30 different languages are spoken throughout Timor Loro-sa'e. These are detailed in the map below. Portuguese is the official language but more people speak Indonesian, which can be very useful in areas where Tetun is not spoken.
A couple of books that you will find useful to help you learn Tetum are;
Tetun Language Course by Catherina Williams-van Klinken published by Peace Corp East Timor 2003. Enquire at peacecorpa@tl.peacecorps.gov or PO Box 310 Dili East Timor (332 1948) USD$15 bought in Timor Leste
Tetum Language Manual for East Timor by Geoffrey Hull published by the Academy of East Timor studies. University of Western Sydney. December 2000. ISBN: 186341875X Costs about AUD $20. Email details are: s.lester@uws.edu.au
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Mai Kolia Tetun (A beginner's course in Tetum-Praca; the Lingua Franca of East Timor) also by Geoffrey Hull. Published by Caritas and the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council, North Sydney. Third edition, 1999. ISBN: 0646150715. Costs about AUD $30. This book is also available with three audio cassettes that cost around AUD $70. These are useful as it gives you the correct pronunciations for many of the words.
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Lonely Planet's East Timor Phrase Book by John Hajeh and Alexandre Tilman. ISBN is 1740 590201. Cost is about AUD $11. This pocket size phrasebook comes highly recommended and best bought and studied before leaving. Now a travel guide to East Timor is also available.
East Timor Tetun Guide to Daily Conversation. Jose Aparicio Aug 2001. ISBN 0957 931506 Approx $25.00. This is a new Tetum dictionary and phrase book.
Standard Tetum-English Dictionary by Dr Geoffrey Hull. Published by Allen & Unwin and the University of Western Sydney MacArthur. ISBN: 1 86508 206 6. Email details are: frontdesk@allen-unwin.com.au.
Short English-Tetum Dictionary by Dr Geoffrey Hull. Published by the Academy of East Timor Studies.
A Travellers Dictionary by Cliff Morris. Published by Baba Dook Books. ISBN: 959 1922 2 0. Also available from this site.
These can purchased from Bookworld [(08) 89815277] in Darwin Mall or Angus & Robertson in the Galleria [(08) 8941 3489] or Casuarina [(08) 8927 2539].
Also consider an Indonesian - English and English - Portuguese Dictionary.
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THE TETUM ENGLISH MEDICAL GUIDE Parts of the Body
Signs & Symptoms
Medical History
Medical Examination (Koko)
Medicines & treatments
Time (Tempo)
Colours (Kor)
Other Useful Word & Phrases
Numbers
Pregnancy (Isin rua)
Days of the week
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Links to other Tetum Language pages
Interpeace word list
Massey University Site Has some sound files available.
John Hajek on Lonely Planet's East Timor Phrasebook
Sebastiăo Aparício da Silva Project for the Protection and Promotion of East Timorese Languages
Some basic tetum words and sentences
A Short English-Tetum Classified Vocabulary Compiled by Lance Eccles. The home page from the Instituto Nacional de Linguística Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa'e also contains bilingual vocabulary pages in French, Italian, Norwegian, Chinese and several other languages.
A Traveller's Dictionary in Tetun-English and English-Tetun from the Land of the Sleeping Crocodile East Timor by Cliff Morris
A very popular 15 hour intensive course is offered at least once a year by Alex Tilman, co-author of the Lonely Planet East Timor Phrasebook. For more information and to be put on the mailing list for future courses contact Alex Tilman via e-mail: alextilman@yahoo.com
Food word in Tetum
Meals are influenced by a mixture of Portuguese, Chinese and Indonesian influences. Remember to eat at least some of what has been offered and to say Kapas Los - "that was delicious!"
| Fruit apple avocado banana cherry coconut custard apple durian fig grapes grapefruit guava jackfruit lemon mango orange pawpaw/papaya pineapple tomato |
Aifuan masan abakati hudi serajus nu aiata durian figus uvas jambua giobas kulu jaka derok has sabraka aidila ananas tomati |
Fruit without an English name | ||
| Salak | Zalacca tree; snake-like skin; bittersweet tasting | |||
| Jambulan | Purple olive sized, sweet-sour tasting | |||
| Uha | Pear shaped, sour and succulent | |||
| Saramale | Small, pumpkin-shaped | |||
| Aidak | Lychee-like succulent | |||
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| Meat beef chicken duck goat/mutton heart liver pork sausage steak |
Nan nan karau nan manu manu rade nan bibi fuan aten nan fahi xurisu bifi |
The many forms of rice | ||
| bakmi etu eti fila fos hare sasoro |
rice noodles cooked rice fried rice and egg raw rice (with husk) growing rice rice porridge |
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beans bok choy breadfruit cassava/manioc capsicum carrot celery corn/maize egg plant garlic lettuce mustard greens onion peanut potato sago sweet potato taro water spinach yam |
fore modo mutin kulu tunu aifarina aimanas bot senoura salsa batar brinzela lis asu alfasi modo metan lis bot forai fehuk akar fehuk midar talas kanko kumbli |
crabs fish lobster octopus shrimp squid
When to eat |
kaduik ikan lagosta kurita boek suntu
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bafar dan fai lalar matak sona tamu tunu |
steamed boiled pulped grilled or fried raw fried smoked baked |
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biscuit bread butter cheese chilli chocolate coconut milk oil eggs flour fruit ham honey jam margarine milk noodles pepper salt soy sauce sugar |
biskoit paun manteiga keiju aimanas xokolate ne ben mina manatolun trigu aifuan fiambre baniben marmelada margarina susuben mi pimentra masin sutati masin midar |
coffee - black - milk beer brandy ice port tea water wine - white - red - traditional palm - distilled palm whiskey |
kafe metan ho susuben serveja tua manas jelu portu xa be tua tua-uvas mutin tintu tuaka tua sabu wiski |
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bakso batar dan bolu modo fila modo masin etu eti fila gado-gado hudi sona kaldeirado karil ikan dan ikan maran ikan tuna rending saboko salada sambal sasate satay sasoro soveti tein ho nu ben tukir |
Chinese
meatball soup corn soup cake stir fry vegetables (equivalent cap cay – Indonesian) salted vegetables cooked rice fried rice with egg (equivalent nasi goreng – Indonesian) cooked vegetables, bean curd squares and peanut sauce banana fritters (cooked in a batter) boiled meat, potato, capsicum, chilli and spice with greens curry fish soup dried fish fried fish slow cooked meat (often beef) with coconut milk and spices sardines, tamarind sauce, spices, steamed in palm leaves salad (greens like lettuce with garlic, vinegar and olive oil dressing) chilli sauce (often well salted unlike the Indonesian variety) (grilled meat on a stick, usually with a peanut sauce) rice porridge (weaning food for infants) ice cream cooked in coconut milk traditional spiced meat cooked in bamboo |