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Tetum

Tetum proper noun: the Malayo-Polynesian national language of East Timor.

Proper noun

Tetum

  1. The Malayo-Polynesian national language of East Timor.

Tetum meaning in Arabic

Tetum in Arabic

language
تِيتُوم tetum

Origin of Tetum

From Portuguese tétum, from Tetum Tetun.

Questions about Tetum

What does Tetum mean?
Tetum means the Malayo-Polynesian national language of East Timor.
What is Tetum in Arabic?
Tetum in Arabic is تِيتُوم (tetum). See Tetum meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Tetum?
Tetum is a proper noun.

Words near Tetum in the dictionary

  1. tettigonioids
  2. tettish
  3. tettix
  4. tettixes
  5. tetty
  6. Tetum
  7. Tetyana
  8. Tetzcoco
  9. Tetzlaff
  10. Tetzlaffs
  11. TEU

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