Tetum place names

This is a list of place names in Tetum. Many of the place names come from the Portuguese language, but some come from the English language or the Indonesian language.

Endonyms

East Timor

  East Timor Timor Lorosa'e
English name Tetum name Notes
Aileu Municipality Munisípiu Aileu
Ainaro Ainaru
Ainaro Municipality Munisípiu Ainaru
Baucau Baukau
Baucau Municipality Munisípiu Baukau
Bobonaro Bobonaru
Bobonaro Municipality Munisípiu Bobonaru
Cailaco Kailaku
Cova Lima Municipality Munisípiu Kovalima
Dili Díli
Ermera Municipality Munisípiu Ermera
Lacluta Lakluta
Lautém Lautein
Lautém Municipality Munisípiu Lautein
Lequidoe Lekidoe
Liquiçá Likisá
Luro Luru
Manatuto Manatutu
Manatuto Municipality Munisípiu Manatutu
Manufahi Municipality Munisípiu Manufahi
Oecusse Oekusi
Pante Macassar Pante-Makasár
Railaco Railaku
Uato-Lari Watulari
Viqueque Vikeke
Viqueque Municipality Munisípiu Vikeke

Exonyms

Australia

  Australia Austrália
English name Tetum name Endonym Notes
Canberra Kamberra Canberra
Darwin Darvín Darwin
Däwin
Sydney Sidni Sydney

Belgium

  Belgium Béljika
English name Tetum name Endonym Notes
Brussels Bruxelas Brussel
Bruxelles

Canada

  Canada Kanadá
English name Tetum name Endonym Notes
Ottawa Otava Ottawa

China

  China Xina
English name Tetum name Endonym Notes
Beijing Pekín 北京 (Běijīng)

Greece

  Greece Grésia
English name Tetum name Endonym Notes
Athens Atenas Αθήνα (Athína)
Ἀθῆναι (Athênai)

India

  India Índia
English name Tetum name Endonym Notes
New Delhi Delí Foun नई दिल्ली (Naī Dillī)

Japan

  Japan Japaun
English name Tetum name Endonym Notes
Tokyo Tokio 東京 (Tōkyō)

United Kingdom

  United Kingdom Reinu Naklibur
English name Tetum name Endonym Notes
Edinburgh Edimburgu Edinburgh
Dún Éideann
Glasgow Glázgua Glasgow
Glesga
Glaschu
London Londres London

United States

  United States Estadu Naklibur
English name Tetum name Endonym Notes
New York City Sidade York Foun New York City