Tokodede (also known as Tukude, Tocodede, Tokodé, and Tocod) is one of the languages of
East Timor
East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-w ...
, spoken by about 39,000 people in the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
of
Liquiçá, especially the
administrative posts of
Maubara and
Liquiçá along the northern reaches of the
Loes River
The Loes River ( pt, Ribeira de Lois or , tet, Mota Lois) is a river in East Timor and one of the few perennial rivers in its north. It combines with its tributaries to make up the country's largest river system, and its catchment or drainage ...
system. The number of speakers has declined in recent years. It is a
Malayo-Polynesian language
The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages, with approximately 385.5 million speakers. The Malayo-Polynesian languages are spoken by the Austronesian peoples outside of Taiwan, in the island nations of Southeast ...
in the
Timor group.
The first significant text published in Tokodede was Peneer meselo laa Literatura kidia-laa Timór, translated by
João Paulo T. Esperança,
Fernanda Correia
Fernanda is a Portuguese, Spanish and Italian feminine equivalent of Fernando, a male given name of Germanic origin, with an original meaning of "adventurous, bold journey".
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* Fernanda Abreu (born 1961), Brazilian popular singer
* ...
, and
Cesaltina Campos from an article by João Paulo T. Esperança entitled "A Brief Look at the Literature of Timor". The Tokodede version was published in the literary supplement
Várzea de Letras Várzea may refer to:
Places Brazil
* Várzea, Paraíba
* Várzea, Rio Grande do Norte
* Várzea da Roça, a municipality in Bahia
* Várzea do Poço, a municipality in Bahia
* Várzea Nova a municipality in Bahia
* Várzea Alegre a municipalit ...
, published by the Department of Portuguese Language of the
National University of Timor-Leste
The National University of East Timor (UNTL; pt, Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa'e; Tetum: ''Universidade Nasionál Timór Lorosa'e''), is a public university in East Timor, the only one of its kind in the country.
Founded in 2000, as a result ...
, in
Dili
Dili ( Portuguese/ Tetum: ''Díli'') is the capital, largest city of East Timor and the second largest city in Timor islands after Kupang (Indonesia). It lies on the northern coast of the island of Timor, in a small area of flat land hemmed i ...
, in December 2005.
References
External links
Peneer meselo laa Literatura kidia-laa Timór, the first significant text published in Tocodede
Timor–Babar languages
Languages of East Timor
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