ISO 639-3 · tettet
Austronesian family
Tetum
Lia-tetun
Tetum is a language of the Timoric branch (Austronesian), spoken in East Timor, Indonesia, Australia and Portugal. Wikidata counts about 463,500 speakers (2011). Wikidata describes it as “Timoric language spoken on the island of Timor”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
tet- Glottocode
tetu1245- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Centre point
- -9.10, 125.30
- Wikipedia
- 85 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
4countries
2scripts
6levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Tetum · Lia-tetun |
|---|---|
| Also called | Tetun, tet, Belo, Fehan, Teto |
| All speakers | 463,500 (2011) |
| Written in | Tetum alphabet, Latin script |
| Official in | East Timor |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Tetum
The branches above Tetum, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in East Timor
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