Timor Leste's two official languages are Portuguese and Tetum, a local Austronesian language.

东帝汶的两种官方语言是葡萄牙语和德顿语，德顿语是澳斯特罗尼西亚的一种地方语。

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Within minutes, two dozen--mostly men, with some women and children--stand near the truck, listening to the priests giving instructions in the Tetum language.

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When one of the priests tells everyone in Tetum to take the rice to the mountains, the crowd goes wild as people start to fight over the sacks.

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Timor Lorosae means Rising Timor in East Timor's Tetum language.

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