Today (Sunday, editor) we are commemorating International Human Rights day in three districts. in Tetun
Ohin (Domingu, red.) ami komemora loron Internasionál Direitus Umanus nian iha distritu tolu.
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
- Onu la suporta impunidade ba krime direitus umanus.The UN does not support impunity for human rights crimes.
- Iha mundu tomak loron domin koñesidu nu'udar Valentine's Day.All over the world the day of love is known as Valentine's Day.
- Ami han koto tisi ne'ebé ha'u nia maê daan, hoban loron ida tomak iha bee laran no fase dala tolu.We eat the wild lima bean that my mum boiled, soaked in water for one whole day and rinse three times.
- Tuir prokuradór direitus umanus, lei ne'e kontradís ho prinsípiu lei inan.According to the human rights and justice prosecutor, this law contradicts the principles of the constitution.
- Tuku tolu ho balunHalf past three
- Ohin loron ita la servisu.Today we aren't working.