Some people have dual nationality, for example East Timorese as well as Portuguese. in Tetun
Ema balu iha dupla nasionalidade, ezemplu Timor-leste ho mós Portugál nian.
English → Tetun phrasebook
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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Related phrases
- Iha 1974 governu koloniál Portugés fó liberdade ba povu Timor-leste atu harii partidu polítiku.In 1974 the Portuguese colonial government gave the East Timorese people freedom to establish political parties.
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- Ema balu kanta di'ak, maibé ko'alia gagu.Some people sing well, but stutter when they speak.
- Bainhira ema hotu moris di'ak. signifika nasaun ne'e dezenvolve ona ho di'ak.When all people live well, it means the country has developed well.
- Ema boot servisu iha parlamentu, balu han matak povu nia osan.Some senior people who work in the parliament swindle the people of their money.
- Iha krize 2006 ema balu dehan, "Povu duni kaixaun, boot sira duni kadeira."During the 2006 crisis some people said, "The common people chase death, the leaders chase seats (of power)."