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Language code: tet

Technical information about ISO 639 language code tet

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The table below provides technical details for the Tetum language, designated by the tet code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

tet

Name

Tetum

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Tetun-Prasa (Urban Tetum)Tetun-TerikTetun-Belu
Related languages
TokodedeMambaiKemak
Key facts
Its lexicon contains a high proportion of Portuguese loanwordsThe standard orthography was only codified in 2004Tetum distinguishes inclusive vs. exclusive forms of the first-person plural pronounReduplication is widely used to convey intensity, plurality or habitual aspectSome rural dialects preserve implosive consonants that have disappeared from the urban variety
Sample phrase

Bondia, ita di'ak ka lae?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Tetum language, identified by the code tet, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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