Portuguese loanwords·LOAN-010
Final -al → -ál (with accent)
Correct forms
nasionálinternasionáltradisionálofisiálkulurál
Incorrect forms
nasionalinternacional
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).