Portuguese loanwords·LOAN-005

Final -e → -i (in some loans)

Correct forms

Incorrect forms

Notes

Note
Not universal — 'parte' keeps -e. Check glossary.

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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).