Tetun Translator

Portuguese loanwordsLOAN-005

Final -e → -i (in some loans)

Correct forms

  • botardi
  • akordi
  • parte

Incorrect forms

  • botarde

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).