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"Even many people who were supportive of East Timor take this view [Portuguese being a colonial language and shouldn't be official], again mistakenly drawing parallels with Dutch in Indonesia." [emphasis added] -- isn't stating that this view is "a mistake" POV? -- Menchi 20:58, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)
This whole paragraph does not clarify why Portuguese should be the official language of East Timor. Critising opponents of the decision by comparing them to those who doubted East Timor's ability to self-govern does not address that issue.
We are looking for speakers of Tetum (ideally, native speakers) that may cooperate in the launching of a Tetum version of the Wikipedia. Visit the test page of the Tetum Wikipedia and support this project (click in Tetum). Regards -- 82.102.25.163 01:23, 23 January 2006 (UTC) Manuel de Sousa
There's a really nice language map on this page. The author says that works can be used if cited (on the table of contents page) but I don't understand Wikipedia's copyright policy well enough to know if it can be placed here. The page also has good information that would be useful on this page (also relating to the Portuguese debate above). Rigadoun 20:44, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
Please stop making statements just because it might suit your political belief. I say it must be political (even though I can't see how) because there's no other reason for making such an unfounded statement.
"However, whereas the Dutch culture and language had little influence on those of Indonesia, the East Timorese and Portuguese cultures became intertwined, particularly through intermarriage, as did the languages."
Bahasa Indonesia has over 10,000 Dutch loan words, and all Indonesian languages excluding those used by the Chinese minorities have adopted the Latin script.
Does anyone know which languages are illustrated in the first photo's speech bubbles? Obviously there's Portuguese and apparently Tetum, as well. Bobonaro, on the other hand, does not appear to be a language, unless it refers to a local dialect. A-giau 20:39, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
I think this is unjustified. For sources, see the External Links. FilipeS 09:55, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
If there are indeed "many" claims that are not backed up in the article, then I'm sure you'll be able to name a few... FilipeS 15:46, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
It seems you have nothing concrete to object to. FilipeS 16:26, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
Your "specific comments"? You've made none here. But go right ahead and replace the page tag with individual ones, since it seems to be the only way to learn what it is you're objecting to, specifically. FilipeS 18:08, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
You're quite right. The article already had that format before I started to edit it, but I've changed that now. FilipeS 17:41, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for adding the footnotes. :-) FilipeS 19:22, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
Which expressions did you translate? FilipeS 11:39, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
Most of the article reads like an anti-Portuguese rant. It's poorly connected and the only common theme seems to be cherry-picking anti-Portuguese aspects. Badly needs more balanced writing. Jeppiz ( talk) 18:01, 3 February 2015 (UTC)
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en-TL: English language (Timor Leste) pt-TL: Portuguese language (Timor Leste) tet: Tetun language Yogapamungkas866 ( talk) 16:08, 17 May 2024 (UTC)