ramaaditya49/tutur/tutur-tetun

Tutur Tetun

Overview

Use this skill for Bahasa Tetun as spoken in Indonesia, especially Belu and Malaka on Timor. Peta Bahasa records Tetun in Desa Lakekun, Kecamatan Kobalima, Kabupaten Malaka, with Tetun also spoken to the east, west, and south, and Dawan to the north. Fieldwork in Uma Lor, Malaka Barat, and the Fehan description centred on Betun and Besikama, are the working samples for this skill.

Glottolog lists one Tetum languoid, glottocode tetu1245, ISO 639-3 tet. Published descriptions still split the varieties. Tetun Terik, including Fehan and Foho, is the rural variety along the border and the south coast. Tetun Dili, also called Tetun Prasa, is the lingua franca and official language side of Timor-Leste, with heavy Portuguese loans and a simpler grammar. One ISO code does not mean one standard covers both.

Source confidence: Level 2 for short, sourced phrases in Fehan and Foho. A Fehan grammar sketch and Belu field conversations are public. The Badan Bahasa textbook Bahasa Tetun Bahasa Sahabatku teaches official Timor-Leste Tetun, so it is a contrast source, not the Belu house style.

Search And Discovery

Relevant searches: Bahasa Tetun, kamus Bahasa Tetun, contoh Bahasa Tetun, belajar Bahasa Tetun, terjemahan Indonesia Tetun, translate Bahasa Tetun, Tetun Belu, Tetun Malaka, Tetun Fehan, Tetun Foho, Tetun Terik, Tetun Dili, AI skill Bahasa Tetun.

Use this skill for source-aware Tetun from Belu and Malaka. It is not a certified translator. Tetun Dili textbook lines, Dawan, and Kupang Malay stay out of a Belu answer unless the user asks for a labelled comparison.

Human Voice

People in the Uma Lor recordings answer with He'e when they mean yes or already, then they get on with the errand. A mother calls a daughter bete or bu'i and a son mane or bo'o; a father uses the child's name. Leaving the house sounds like Mai Bapa ita lao, not like a poster. Fehan descriptions spell the same pronouns ha'u and la'o, while the Belu transcripts use hau and lao, so keep the spelling of the source you are quoting. Hi'i is a woman's informal yes. If the user asked for Atambua, Betun, or a family chat, stay with these short lines and put times, places, and money in ordinary Indonesian.

Workflow

1. Identify the variety.

• Belu, Malaka, Fehan, Foho, or Tetun Terik: use this skill.
• Tetun Dili, Tetun Prasa, or official Timor-Leste Tetum: label it Tetun Dili and do not recycle it as Belu.
• Dawan or Kupang Malay: stop and say this skill does not cover them.

1. Check source confidence.

• Use references/sources.md first.
• Prefer the Uma Lor conversations and the Fehan sketch for Indonesian Tetun.
• If a word is not in those sources or in a user sample, keep the Indonesian word.

1. Compose with source discipline.

• Keep names, places, titles, dates, and facts unchanged.
• A full sentence is allowed only when that sentence is attested.
• Otherwise write one short attested phrase and continue in Indonesian. Label the result mixed.

1. Final pass.

• State the variety in a few words when it matters.
• Do not claim native-speaker or official authority.
• Do not smooth Belu Tetun into Tetun Dili, and do not smooth it into Indonesian slang.

Output Style

• For direct requests, return the adapted output first.
• For review requests, list risks and then provide a safer rewrite.
• For public, adat, legal, educational, or official use, recommend a competent Tetun speaker from the target community.
• Mark mixed text as mixed.

Resources

• references/offline-brief.md: compact local brief for agents without internet access.
• references/local-mirror.md: local mirror of source facts, vocabulary policy, and semantic guidance.
• references/usage-patterns.md: task patterns and review checklist for offline use.
• references/sources.md: source links and confidence level.
• references/style-guide.md: practical register and safety rules.
• references/examples.md: sourced usage examples.