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Portuguese loanwordsLOAN-010

Final -al → -ál (with accent)

Correct forms

  • nasionál
  • internasionál
  • tradisionál
  • ofisiál
  • kulurál

Incorrect forms

  • nasional
  • internacional

Notes

Note
Portuguese -al words get accent on á in Tetun

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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).