What is the official language of Timor-Leste?

The lingua franca and national language of East Timor is Tetum, which is a Malayo-Polynesian language influenced by Portuguese, with which it has equal status as an official language. read more

They speak both East Timorese Portuguese and Tetun; an official language in both West and East Timor. It is also a spoken language in the Belu Regency (East Nusa, Tenggara Province in Indonesia). Tetun is a language in the Austronesian branch. read more

(See Timor–Flores languages and West Trans–New Guinea languages.) The lingua franca and national language of East Timor is Tetum, an Austronesian language influenced by Portuguese, with which it has equal status as an official language. The language of the Ocussi exclave is Uab Meto (Dawan). read more

The lingua franca and national language of East Timor is Tetum, which is a Malayo-Polynesian language influenced by Portuguese, with which it has equal status as an official language. Under Portuguese rule, all education was through the medium of Portuguese, although it coexisted with Tetum and other languages. read more