Portuguese loanwords·LOAN-012-INL·info·inl-only
use ll digraph (not lh) — INL convention
Correct forms
konselludetallufamílliamilaun
Incorrect forms
konselhudetalhufamilhiamilhaun
Notes
- Note
- INL uses ll as a digraph in its alphabet; DIT uses lh. Exception: common Portuguese loans like mergulhu, trabalhu are kept with lh in both standards. Fires only under --ortho inl; severity is info because the exception set is incomplete.
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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).