Throughout the Indonesian occupation there were a lot of problems as a result of forced relocation of the population. in Tetun
Durante okupasaun Indonézia, iha problema barak tanba dezlokasaun obrigatóriu populasaun 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.
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Related phrases
- Durante tempu okupasaun indonézia Timor oan barak involve an iha movimentu rezisténsia hodi kontra TNI.During the Indonesian occupation, many Timorese were involved in the resistance movement against the Indonesian military.
- Nia hetan torturasaun durante tempu okupasaun, tanba nia maun kaer kilat iha ai-laran.He was tortured throughout the (Indonesian) occupation, because his older brother was a gun-carrying (guerrilla) in the jungles.
- Nia la'ós reziste de'it okupasaun Indonézia durante tinan 24 nia laran, maibé uluk kedas reziste hasoru kolonialista Portugés.He didn't just resist the Indonesian occupation throughout 25 years, but even before that he carried out resistance against the Portuguese colonialists.
- Durante okupasaun Indonezia, Timor oan barak mate.Many Timorese people died during the Indonesian occupation.
- Durante okupasaun Indonézia, ema sivíl barak hetan detensaun arbitrária.During the Indonesian occupation, many civilians suffered arbitrary detention.
- Ita halo funu durante 24 anus, la'ós insusesu de'it, susesu mós iha.During those 24 years that we fought, there weren't just failures, there were also successes.