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OrthographyORTH-037error

Portuguese hard “c” → “k”

Correct forms

  • banku
  • kada
  • komesa

Incorrect forms

  • banco
  • cada
  • comesa

Notes

Note
Before a, o or u, Portuguese hard “c” is written “k” in Tetun (banco → banku). Only flagged when the corrected form is a known Tetun word; proper nouns are skipped.

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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).