Tetum

Timoric language spoken on the island of Timor
Intangible natural_language Q34125
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Tetum

Summary

Tetum is a natural language[1]. Tetum draws 565 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #208 of 734).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tetum is in the country of Indonesia[3].
  • Tetum is in the country of Timor-Leste[4].
  • Tetum is in the country of Australia[5].
  • Tetum is in the country of Portugal[6].
  • Tetum's instance of is recorded as natural language[7].
  • Tetum's instance of is recorded as modern language[8].
  • Tetum is a type of Timoric[9].
  • Tetum's writing system is recorded as Tetum alphabet[10].
  • Tetum's writing system is recorded as Latin script[11].
  • Tetum's Commons category is recorded as Tetum language[12].
  • Tetum's Wikimedia language code is recorded as tet[13].
  • Tetum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -9.1, 'lon': 125.3}[14].
  • Tetum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tetum language[15].
  • Tetum's language regulatory body is recorded as Instituto Nacional de Linguística[16].
  • Tetum's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+463500'}[17].
  • Tetum's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+400000'}[18].
  • Tetum's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'tet', 'text': 'Lia-tetun'}[19].
  • Tetum's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'tet', 'text': 'Tetun'}[20].
  • Tetum's different from is recorded as Tetum[21].
  • Tetum's different from is recorded as Tetum[22].
  • Tetum's different from is recorded as Belu[23].
  • Tetum's indigenous to is recorded as East Nusa Tenggara[24].
  • Tetum's indigenous to is recorded as Bobonaro Municipality[25].
  • Tetum's indigenous to is recorded as Cova Lima Municipality[26].
  • Tetum's indigenous to is recorded as Manufahi Municipality[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language[7] and modern language[8]. Tetum is a type of Timoric[9].

Why It Matters

Tetum draws 565 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #208 of 734).[2] Tetum has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Tetum is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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