Tetum love poem

Lalenok

O nia lalatak iha lalenok

Mak hau nia puisia nebe furak

Maibe lakon lalais deit

Ida ne'e mak ikus "hau hadomi o"

Translated into Timorese by Olinda

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O nia lalatak iha lalenok Mak hau nia puisia nebe furak Maibe lakon lalais deit Ida ne'e mak ikus hau hadomi o

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Tetum woman

The love poem translated into tetum Dili (tetum), the official language of East Timor. This malayo-Polynesian language has several dialects, Dili, Terik, Belu. 1.3 million people will be able to watch themselves, in a mirror, with my verses, translated into tetum. Our Latin alphabet suits it very well.

Timorese

Timor is split into two parts: the West, which is Indonesian, and the East, which is independent. The western part was Dutch and the eastern part Portuguese.

Neighboring languages
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Poem translated into tetum (438 languages)