Tetun Dili: A grammar
of an East Timorese language
Williams-van Klinken, Catharina,
John Hajek and Rachel Nordlinger
PL 528
Shorter Grammar Tetun Dili
is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language in
Dili, East Timor. It is also spoken as a lingua franca throughout
much of this fledgling nation, and is set to become its national
language. This grammar describes the basic structure of Tetun
Dili, covering phonology and morphology, as well as phrase-,
clause- and sentence-level syntax. It is based on a corpus
of both spoken and written texts, supplemented by elicitation.
While the focus is primarily on the spoken language, comparisons
are made with both written and liturgical varieties. In contrast
to the more conservative Tetun Terik variety, Tetun Dili shows
strong Portuguese influence after centuries of contact, particularly
in its lexicon and phonology.
2002
ISBN 0 85883 509 6
xiv + 132 pp
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