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Portuguese loanwordsLOAN-004-INLwarninginl-only

use ñ digraph (not nh) — INL convention

Correct forms

  • kompañia
  • koñesimentu
  • dezeñu
  • liña
  • señora

Incorrect forms

  • kompanhia
  • konhesimentu
  • dezenhu
  • linha
  • senhora

Notes

Note
INL uses ñ (a single letter in the INL alphabet). DIT uses nh digraph. This rule fires only under --ortho inl.

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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).