Sandalwood is a semi-parasite. This means that it must be planted together with a host tree. in Tetun
Ai-kameli ne'e parazita, ne'e dehan katak, tenke kuda hamutuk ho ai-ospedeira ida.
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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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- They worked together, holding firmly to the life principle that, "We carry heavy things together, we lift light things together."Sira servisu hamutuk hodi kaer metin prinsípiu moris ida katak, "Todan leba hamutuk, kmaan ita hi'it hamutuk."
- The host has been consecrated, you must respect it!Hóstia ne'e konsagradu tiha ona, tenke respeita!
- The two families must sit together to talk about our younger brother’ wedding.Família rua tenke tuur hamutuk ko'alia lia moris kona ba alin mane nia kazamentu.
- When you are about to cut down a banyan tree, you must first move its spirit to another place.Bainhira atu tesi hali huun, tenke muda tiha hali na'in ba fatin ruma lai.
- To test seeds of sandalwood, soak them in water. The seeds that sink, this means they are good.Atu koko fini ai-kameli nian, hoban ba bee. Fini ne'ebé mout, ne'e kerdizer di'ak.
- We must study Tetun.Ita tenke estuda Tetun.