In 1975, some Timorese wanted independence, others wanted federation with Portugal. in Tetun
Iha 1975, ema Timor balu hakarak ukun rasik an, balu hakarak federasaun ba Portugál.
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This Tetun (Tetum) translation comes from a curated 2,500-phrase parallel corpus drawn from the official tetun.org dictionary by Catharina Williams-van Klinken. Tetun is one of the two official languages of Timor-Leste alongside Portuguese.
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- Some people like bitter gourd, some don’t.Ema balu gosta baria, balu la gosta.
- Today I wanted to eat ice-cream but I didn’t have money to buy some.Ohin ha'u hakarak han eskrim mais osan la iha atu sosa.
- Go and get some powdered coffee from the shop so we can make some coffee to drink.Bá hola kafé rahun iha loja para ita halo kafé hemu.
- Some shops in the Timor Plaza have discounts on clothes. Let’s go and buy some now.Loja balu iha Timor Plaza halo hela deskontu ba ropa, di'ak liu ita bá sosa agora.
- Some people have dual nationality, for example East Timorese as well as Portuguese.Ema balu iha dupla nasionalidade, ezemplu Timor-leste ho mós Portugál nian.
- In popular consultation in 1999, the majority of East Timorese rejected the autonomy offered by Indonesia and instead chose independence.Iha loron konsulta populár iha 1999, povu Timor-leste maioria rejeita autonomia ne'ebé mak Indonézia oferese hodi hili fali independénsia.