In the past, Timor became a colony of Portugal. in Tetun
Uluk, Timor sai kolónia Portugál nian.
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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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- In the past, Timor-Leste had a very high maternal mortality rate.Uluk, Timor-leste iha mortalidade maternál aas loos.
- Two singers from Timor participated in a music festival in Portugal.Iha kantadór na'in rua hosi Timor partisipa iha festivál múzika iha Portugál.
- Singer Maria Vitoria represented Timor-Leste in a singing competition in Portugal.Artista Maria Vitoria reprezenta Timor-leste iha kompetisaun kanta iha Portugál.
- There is bilateral cooperation between Timor and Portugal in many areas, including justice.Iha kooperasaun bilaterál entre Timor ho Portugál iha área barak, inklui justisa.
- In 2017, Mr Xanana Gusmão was Timor-Leste's chief negotiator in the negotiations with Australia over the Timor Sea.Iha 2017, Sr Xanana Gusmão mak Timor-leste nia negosiadór prinsipál iha negosiasaun ho Austrália kona ba Tasi Timor.
- It was the Noble Peace Laureate, Dr José Ramos Horta, who became the first president of the republic in Timor-Leste.Laureadu Nobel da Pás, Dr José Ramos Horta mak sai prezidente da repúblika primeiru iha Timor-Leste.