Tetum

Timoric language spoken on the island of Timor
Intangible natural_language Q34125
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Tetum

Summary

Tetum is a natural language[1]. Tetum draws 2,745 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #208 of 734).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tetum is in the country of Indonesia[3].
  • Tetum is in the country of Timor-Leste[4].
  • Tetum is in the country of Australia[5].
  • Tetum is in the country of Portugal[6].
  • Tetum's instance of is recorded as natural language[7].
  • Tetum's instance of is recorded as modern language[8].
  • Tetum is a type of Timoric[9].
  • Tetum's writing system is recorded as Tetum alphabet[10].
  • Tetum's writing system is recorded as Latin alphabet[11].
  • Tetum's writing system is recorded as Latin script[12].
  • Tetum's Commons category is recorded as Tetun language[13].
  • Tetum's Wikimedia language code is recorded as tet[14].
  • Tetum's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -9.1, 'longitude': 125.3}[15].
  • Tetum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tetum language[16].
  • Tetum's language regulatory body is recorded as Instituto Nacional de Linguística[17].
  • Tetum's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+463500'}[18].
  • Tetum's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+400000'}[19].
  • Tetum's native label is recorded as Lia-tetun[20].
  • Tetum's native label is recorded as Tetun[21].
  • Tetum's different from is recorded as Tetum[22].
  • Tetum's different from is recorded as Tetum[23].
  • Tetum's different from is recorded as Belu[24].
  • Tetum's indigenous to is recorded as East Nusa Tenggara[25].
  • Tetum's indigenous to is recorded as Bobonaro Municipality[26].
  • Tetum's indigenous to is recorded as Cova Lima Municipality[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language[7] and modern language[8]. Tetum is a type of Timoric[9].

Why It Matters

Tetum draws 2,745 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #208 of 734).[2] Tetum has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Tetum is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Tetun language
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P373]]: Tetun language, Update P373 to avoid commons category redirect"
  2. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Country → Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Australia +1
    Coordinates → —
    Instance of → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007531728405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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