Tetun Translator

Common errorsERR-005

Mixing Portuguese 'de' between Tetun nouns

Correct forms

  • Sede Suku (or use nia: Suku nia Sede)

Incorrect forms

  • Sede de Suku

Notes

Note
Exception: 'Xefe de Suku' is an established title. Personal names like 'Tino de Freitas' keep 'de'.

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Source: Tetun lint rule catalog. Built from Peace Corps Tetun (CWvK 2015), DIT Justice Sector textbook, WvK & Ximenes Ortografia Tetun Dili (2025), and INL Matadalan Ortográfiku ba Tetun-Prasa (2003, Decree 1/2004).