| Tetum Terik |
ABOUT ME AND MY LANGUAGE
| Your first name | Jose |
| Your last name | Sarmento |
| Preferred name(s) of your language | Tetum Terik |
| Alternative names | Tetum Soibada |
| Language classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Timor, Nuclear Timor, East |
| Geographic areas where spoken | East Timor, Manatuto, Soibada Sub-District |
| Approximate number of monolingual speakers | 2,000 to 3,000 speakers |
| Approximate number of fluent speakers | 2,000 to 3,000 speakers |
| Other languages spoken in area/country | Idate |
| Official language(s) in your country | Tetum, Portuguese |
| What language(s) did you use at school as a child? | Bahasa Indonesia, Tetum |
| What language(s) is used by teachers today? | Tetum, Portuguese |
| Do the representatives of neighboring ethnic groups learn to speak your language? | Yes |
| If you answered yes to the above question, please specify | Some Idate people also speak Tetum Terik |
| Does you language have a widely accepted writing system? | Yes |
| If you answered yes, what materials are written? | In the past many catholic books were written in Tetum Terik. |
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| 1 | Ida |
| 2 | Rua |
| 3 | Tolu |
| 4 | Haat |
| 5 | Lima |
| 6 | Neen |
| 7 | Hitu |
| 8 | Walu / Ualu |
| 9 | Sia |
| 10 | Sanulu |
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