When Indonesia invaded in 1975, many of the people fled to the forests. in Tetun
Bainhira Indonézia halo invazaun iha 1975, povu barak halai ba ai-laran.
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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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- When Indonesia first came in (invaded), we all ran away to the forests.Indonézia tama fo-foun, ami hotu halai ba ai-laran.
- Yesterday two groups of young people attacked one another in Hudi Laran, injuring many people.Horiseik joven grupu rua seran malu iha Hudi Laran halo ema kanek barak.
- Many people died. There were also seven injured people whom we managed to take to hospital, even though it was a long way.Ema barak mate. Iha mós ema kanek na'in hitu mak ami konsege lori ba ospitál, maski dook.
- When people conduct civic education, they teach the people about political affairs, and also about the rights and responsibilities of the people, to raise their political awareness.Kuandu ema hala'o edukasaun sívika, sira hanorin povu kona ba lia polítiku nian, no mós kona ba direitu no responsabilidade reinu nian, atu foti povu nia konsiénsia polítiku.
- How many months did he study in Indonesia?Uluk nia estuda iha Indonézia fulan hira?
- Many people shed they blood for this nation.Ema barak nia raan fakar ba nasaun Timor ida ne'e.