Portuguese loanwords·LOAN-009

x follows Portuguese (not English sh or Indonesian sy)

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x = /ʃ/ as in Portuguese, not English 'x'

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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).