In the assassination attempt of 11 February 2008, people attacked both the president and the prime minister of East Timor. in Tetun
Iha atentadu onze dé Fevereiru 2008, ema asalta prezidente ho mós primeiru ministru Timor-leste nian.
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Grammar in this phrase
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nian'nia' goes BEFORE the thing possessed; 'nian' goes AFTER. Both function the same way; position decides which form. 'nia' is also the 3rd-person pronoun (he / she / it) — disambiguate by position.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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