Fataluku language
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East Timor
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor , is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor...
, especially around Lospalos
Lospalos
Lospalos is a city in East Timor, 248 km to the east of Dili, the national capital. Lospalos has a population of 17,186 and is the capital of the district of Lautém and the subdistrict of Lospalos...
. It is a Papuan language, and is usually considered a Trans–New Guinea language. It is given the status of a national language
National language
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under the constitution
Constitution
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Words and Phrases in Fataluku
C
Ĉ or ĉ is a consonant in Esperanto orthography, representing the sound .Esperanto orthography uses a diacritic for all four of its postalveolar consonants, as do the Latin-based Slavic alphabets...
' and the letter combination 'tx' are pronounced as 'ch'.
Hó, Rau. Yes.
Upe, Kapare. No.
Lulue. Thank you.
Tali lulue. Thank you very much.
Helupai, Aka natxuni You're welcome.
Tolune. Please.
Ant ivi nere. Excuse me.
Ó lai'i. Hello.
Nita tana fale. Goodbye.
Ia toto. " take care"
Ihani koice. See you later.
Naunop irauni. Good morning.
Vacu hici /Meucia irauni. Good afternoon.
Mua koun irauni. Good evening.
Muna koun irauni. Good night.
Ana. Me.
Eceremu. think or guest.
Lemara. go home.