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40 sign languages with signs. Signs are shown in SignWriting, never as notation.

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    60 published entries

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    55 published entries

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    54 published entries

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    50 published entries

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    48 published entries

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    42 published entries

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    40 published entries

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    39 published entries

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    33 published entries

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    9 published entries

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    7 published entries

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    6 published entries

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    5 published entries

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    5 published entries

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    4 published entries

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    2 published entries

7 words and 0 phrases found.

Tetum

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Tetum
tun
verb
To move from a higher place or position to a lower one.

“Ita presiza tun husi foho ne'e.”

We need to descend from this mountain.

Also means
  1. To descend.
  2. to descend

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tetum
tuna
noun
A long, snake-like fish that lives in water.

“Ha'u hahan tuna.”

I am eating eel.

Also means
  1. eel

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

Adapted
Tetum
tunu
verb
To cook food using dry heat, like in an oven or over a fire.

“Ita atu tunu ikan ba han kalan.”

We are going to roast fish for dinner.

Also means
  1. to bake
  2. to roast

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

Adapted
Tetum
Tetun
name
The national language spoken in Timor-Leste.

“Ita ko'alia Tetun.”

You speak Tetum.

Also means
  1. The Tetum language
  2. Tetum language

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tetum
tutun
noun
The highest part or surface of something.

“Uluk ami sa'e ba foho nia tutun.”

Earlier we climbed to the top of the mountain.

Also means
  1. top

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tetum
Tetun-Terik
name
A specific dialect of the Tetum language, often spoken in rural areas.

“Tetun-Terik nu'udar lian ida ne'ebé antigu.”

Tetun-Terik is an ancient language form.

Also means
  1. rural or classical form of the Tetum language

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tetum
luunAppears in an example
noun
A drop of clear salty liquid that comes from the eye when crying.

“Nia matan-been no luun suli tun.”

Her tears flowed down.

Also means
  1. tear

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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