The demonstrators all gathered together in front of the Presidential Palace to wait for the president to come out and listen to them. in Tetun
Manifestante sira hotu konsentra iha Palásiu Prezidente nia oin hodi hein prezidente sai mai rona sira.
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Grammar in this phrase
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nia'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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