Languages of East Timor

24 languages of the index are spoken in East Timor; 2 have official status (Tetum and Portuguese). The country has about 1.4 m inhabitants (2024).

24 languages7 endangered or dormantAsiaISO TL / TLS

Official languages

Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
porPortugueseportuguês	`por`	Indo-European	+10	227.3 m	1 · National
msaMalayBahasa Melayu	`msa`	Austronesian	+15	77 m
tetTetumLia-tetun	`tet`	Austronesian	+1	463,500	5 · Developing
mgmMambai	`mgm`	Austronesian		130,000	6a · Vigorous
aozUab Metobahasa Uab Meto	`aoz`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
ddgFataluku	`ddg`	Trans–New Guinea			6a · Vigorous
mkzMakasae	`mkz`	—			6a · Vigorous
tkdTocodede	`tkd`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
bfnBunakbahasa Bunak	`bfn`	Trans–New Guinea			6a · Vigorous
kemKemakbahasa Kemak	`kem`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
hbuHabun	`hbu`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
galGaloli	`gal`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
lvaMakuv'a	`lva`	Austronesian			8b · Nearly Extinct
adbAdabe	`adb`	—			6a · Vigorous
nxaNauete	`nxa`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
wmhWaimoa	`wmh`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
wlhWelaun	`wlh`	Austronesian
mjbMakalero	`mjb`	—			6a · Vigorous
tdtTetun Dili	`tdt`	Austronesian			1 · National
krdKairui-Midiki	`krd`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
tvyBidau Creole Portuguese	`tvy`	—			10 · Extinct
idtIdaté	`idt`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
lkaLakalei	`lka`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
bkxBaikeno	`bkx`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous

24 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata