He was tortured throughout the (Indonesian) occupation, because his older brother was a gun-carrying (guerrilla) in the jungles. in Tetun
Nia hetan torturasaun durante tempu okupasaun, tanba nia maun kaer kilat iha ai-laran.
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- Mateus is rubbing his eyes with the back of his hands, because a prickle has gotten into his eye.Mateus agora de'ut hela nia matan, tanba ai-luruk mak tama.
- My older brother went to patch the tyre of his motorbike at a mechanic’s workshop.Maun bá taka motór nia roda iha benkel.
- Fretilin was strongly harassed during the Indonesian occupation because they defended independence.Fretilín simu persegisaun maka'as iha tempu okupasaun Indonézia tanba defende ukun rasik an.
- Throughout the Indonesian occupation there were a lot of problems as a result of forced relocation of the population.Durante okupasaun Indonézia, iha problema barak tanba dezlokasaun obrigatóriu populasaun nian.
- During the Indonesian occupation, many Timorese were involved in the resistance movement against the Indonesian military.Durante tempu okupasaun indonézia Timor oan barak involve an iha movimentu rezisténsia hodi kontra TNI.
- He didn't just resist the Indonesian occupation throughout 25 years, but even before that he carried out resistance against the Portuguese colonialists.Nia la'ós reziste de'it okupasaun Indonézia durante tinan 24 nia laran, maibé uluk kedas reziste hasoru kolonialista Portugés.