What does LOAN-007 (-mente → -mente (kept in Tetun)) mean in Tetun?

Portuguese -mente adverbs are borrowed directly

What are correct examples of LOAN-007 in Tetun?

normalmente; prinsipalmentu; espesialment

Portuguese loanwords·LOAN-007

-mente → -mente (kept in Tetun)

Correct forms

normalmente
prinsipalmentu
espesialment

Notes

Note: Portuguese -mente adverbs are borrowed directly

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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).

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