Portuguese Timor was the name of East Timor when it was under Portuguese control. During most of this period, Portugal shared the island of Timor with the Dutch East Indies.
The first Europeans to arrive in the region were Portuguese in 1515.Dominican friars established a presence on the island in 1556, and the territory was declared a Portuguese colony in 1702. Following a Lisbon-instigated decolonisation process, Indonesia invaded East Timor in 1975. However, the invasion was never accepted by other countries, so Portuguese Timor existed officially until independence in 2002.
Early colonialists
Prior to the arrival of European colonial powers, the island of Timor was part of the trading networks that stretched between India and China and incorporating Maritime Southeast Asia. The island's large stands of fragrant sandalwood were its main commodity. The first European powers to arrive in the area were the Portuguese in the early sixteenth century followed by the Dutch in the late sixteenth century. Both came in search of the fabled Spice Islands of Maluku. In 1515, Portuguese first landed near modern Pante Macassar. Portuguese merchants exported sandalwood from the island, until the tree nearly became extinct. In 1556 a group of Dominicanfriars established the village of Lifau.
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The birth of the tiny nation of East Timor in 2002 came at a heavy price for its people after years of conflict, occupation and bloodshed.
It was removed from the UN's colonies list in 1975, as Indonesia took advantage of Portugal's departure to occupy the territory.
When Timor finally won its independence, thousands died in the resulting mayhem.
Now as the country begins to find its feet, Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen finds it is still struggling with its colonial legacy.
At Al Jazeera English, we focus on people and events that affect people's lives. We bring topics to light that often go under-reported, listening to all sides of the story and giving a 'voice to the voiceless.'
Reaching more than 270 million households in over 1...
published: 20 May 2010
Portuguese legacy and RICH HISTORY of a small Asian capital: exploring Dili, Timor-Leste
I've spent a day on November 6, 2022 exploring Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste, learning its rich history while admiring Portuguese colonial legacy.
Started my walk at the Government Palace, I walked to Motael Church and took a taxi to Timor Plaza. In the evening I visited Colmera neighborhood.
The other day, on November 9, 2022, I visited Santa Cruz cemetery to learn about how some sad events changed the history of the country towards independence.
Stayed in a Plaza Hotel Dili for $76 a night. Shown my spacious room in the end of the video.
Filmed on:
November 6, and November 9, 2022
Filmed with:
DJI Osmo Action 3
iPhone 13 Pro
Edited with:
Final Cut Pro
Music (Epidemic Sound):
baegel - Egg Rollz
published: 18 Dec 2022
TIMORESE PORTUGUESE
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East Timorese Portuguese (Português timorense,
Português de Timor Leste)
Native speakers: 489,113 (2015)
Language family: Indo-European (Romance)
East Timorese Portuguese (Português timorense in Portuguese) is a Portuguese dialect spoken in the country of Timor-Leste or East Timor. It is one of the official languages of Timor-Leste al...
published: 28 Mar 2021
Timor Revisited (1973)
Title: TIMOR REVISITED
Production Date: c. 1973
Produced as: Documentary
Media: Film
Summary: Narrative featuring an ex-Australian soldier revisiting 'Portuguese Timor', reflecting on surviving 13 months of guerilla warfare thanks to the assistance of the local inhabitants. Places and locations filmed include Dili, street markets, Hotel Turismo, Fatu-Bessi, Maubisse, cock fighting, WW2 relics, yarn spinning, art and craft making, palm tree climbing, Baucau and a military parade.
Country of Origin: Australia
Language: English
Credits
Camera Operator: Peter Goodall
Director: Charles Eadon-Clarke
Editor (Film): Alan Cox
Producer: Charles Eadon-Clarke
Production company: Brian Williams Productions
Scriptwriter: Charles Eadon-Clarke
Sponsor: MacRobertson Miller Airlines
published: 07 Mar 2019
Portugueses em Timor-Leste | Embassy of Portugal in Timor-Leste | Camões Institute
A short documentary about the Portuguese community in Dili produced by Camões, Institute for Cooperation and Language in celebration of the 10th of June — Day of Portugal, Camões and the Portuguese Communities — in 2020.
Written, directed and edited by Matilde Coelho da Silva
published: 05 Feb 2021
Portuguese Timor - A Portuguesa
published: 27 Nov 2021
Portuguese Timor 1966
Scenes from Portuguese Timor in 1966, showing a relaxed atmosphere not seen these days.
published: 27 Dec 2008
The Portuguese Language in Different Accents
Português spoken in different accents:
Portugal 🇵🇹
Brazil 🇧🇷 Brasil
Timor-Leste 🇹🇱
Macau 🇲🇴
Angola 🇦🇴
Mozambique 🇲🇿 Moçambique
Cape Verde 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde
São Tomé and Príncipe 🇸🇹 São Tomé e Príncipe
Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇼 Guiné-Bissau
published: 20 May 2019
GNR - Portuguese force commands respect
The special Portuguese police, the GNR, are more feared on the streets of Dili than the troops from New Zealand, Australia and Malaysia.
The international peace keepers, including the NZ contingent, continue to guard East Timor streets to avoid further clashes of unrest and violence in Dili that has killed more than 30 people in the troubled nation, but the silent partner in the East Timor peacekeeping operation backs up coalition forces in times of trouble.
At other times the GNR operates under its own rules.
Guarda Nacional Republicana - the Portuguese Republican National Guard - is a heavily armed rapid response unit, clad in black.
"GNR is a security force with military status...we don't belong to the armed forces or answer to cases of war or crisis, but we are a normal police forc...
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The birth of the tiny nation of East Timor in 2002 came at a heavy price for its people after years of confl...
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The birth of the tiny nation of East Timor in 2002 came at a heavy price for its people after years of conflict, occupation and bloodshed.
It was removed from the UN's colonies list in 1975, as Indonesia took advantage of Portugal's departure to occupy the territory.
When Timor finally won its independence, thousands died in the resulting mayhem.
Now as the country begins to find its feet, Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen finds it is still struggling with its colonial legacy.
At Al Jazeera English, we focus on people and events that affect people's lives. We bring topics to light that often go under-reported, listening to all sides of the story and giving a 'voice to the voiceless.'
Reaching more than 270 million households in over 140 countries across the globe, our viewers trust Al Jazeera English to keep them informed, inspired, and entertained.
Our impartial, fact-based reporting wins worldwide praise and respect. It is our unique brand of journalism that the world has come to rely on.
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The birth of the tiny nation of East Timor in 2002 came at a heavy price for its people after years of conflict, occupation and bloodshed.
It was removed from the UN's colonies list in 1975, as Indonesia took advantage of Portugal's departure to occupy the territory.
When Timor finally won its independence, thousands died in the resulting mayhem.
Now as the country begins to find its feet, Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen finds it is still struggling with its colonial legacy.
At Al Jazeera English, we focus on people and events that affect people's lives. We bring topics to light that often go under-reported, listening to all sides of the story and giving a 'voice to the voiceless.'
Reaching more than 270 million households in over 140 countries across the globe, our viewers trust Al Jazeera English to keep them informed, inspired, and entertained.
Our impartial, fact-based reporting wins worldwide praise and respect. It is our unique brand of journalism that the world has come to rely on.
We are reshaping global media and constantly working to strengthen our reputation as one of the world's most respected news and current affairs channels.
Social Media links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera
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I've spent a day on November 6, 2022 exploring Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste, learning its rich history while admiring Portuguese colonial legacy.
Started my...
I've spent a day on November 6, 2022 exploring Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste, learning its rich history while admiring Portuguese colonial legacy.
Started my walk at the Government Palace, I walked to Motael Church and took a taxi to Timor Plaza. In the evening I visited Colmera neighborhood.
The other day, on November 9, 2022, I visited Santa Cruz cemetery to learn about how some sad events changed the history of the country towards independence.
Stayed in a Plaza Hotel Dili for $76 a night. Shown my spacious room in the end of the video.
Filmed on:
November 6, and November 9, 2022
Filmed with:
DJI Osmo Action 3
iPhone 13 Pro
Edited with:
Final Cut Pro
Music (Epidemic Sound):
baegel - Egg Rollz
I've spent a day on November 6, 2022 exploring Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste, learning its rich history while admiring Portuguese colonial legacy.
Started my walk at the Government Palace, I walked to Motael Church and took a taxi to Timor Plaza. In the evening I visited Colmera neighborhood.
The other day, on November 9, 2022, I visited Santa Cruz cemetery to learn about how some sad events changed the history of the country towards independence.
Stayed in a Plaza Hotel Dili for $76 a night. Shown my spacious room in the end of the video.
Filmed on:
November 6, and November 9, 2022
Filmed with:
DJI Osmo Action 3
iPhone 13 Pro
Edited with:
Final Cut Pro
Music (Epidemic Sound):
baegel - Egg Rollz
Welcome to my channel! This is Andy from I love languages. Let's learn different languages/dialects together. I created this for educational purposes to spread ...
Welcome to my channel! This is Andy from I love languages. Let's learn different languages/dialects together. I created this for educational purposes to spread awareness that we are diverse as a planet.
Please feel free to subscribe to see more of this.
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East Timorese Portuguese (Português timorense,
Português de Timor Leste)
Native speakers: 489,113 (2015)
Language family: Indo-European (Romance)
East Timorese Portuguese (Português timorense in Portuguese) is a Portuguese dialect spoken in the country of Timor-Leste or East Timor. It is one of the official languages of Timor-Leste alongside Tetum.
Timorese Portuguese is a legacy of Portuguese rule of Timor-Leste (called Portuguese Timor) from the 16th century. It had its first contact during the Portuguese discoveries of the East, but it was largely exposed to Portuguese Timor in the 18th century after its division from the rest of the island by the Netherlands.
However, Tetum remained the main lingua franca of Timor-Leste during Portuguese rule, although the most commonly used form, known as Tetun-Prasa used in Dili, was heavily influenced by Portuguese. Following the Carnation Revolution in Portugal in 1974, political parties emerged in Portuguese Timor for the first time, all of which supported the continued use of Portuguese, including APODETI, the only party to advocate integration with Indonesia, which stated that it would support the right to "enjoy the Portuguese language" alongside Indonesian.
On 7 December 1975, nine days after declaring independence from Portugal, Timor-Leste was invaded by Indonesia, which declared the territory as its 27th province in 1976, with Indonesian as the sole official language. During the Indonesian occupation, the use of Portuguese in education, administration and the media was banned by the Indonesian authorities, which saw the language as a threat. This was despite the fact that the 'People's Assembly', which petitioned President Suharto for integration with Indonesia, conducted its proceedings in Portuguese, under a banner reading "Integração de Timor Timur na República da Indonésia" (Integration of East Timor into the Republic of Indonesia).
The last school to teach in Portuguese, the Externato São José, was closed in 1992.
The reintroduction of Portuguese as an official language aroused criticism amongst Indonesian-educated youth, but according to the 2004 census, 36.7% of respondents aged 6 years and older (or 272,638 out of a total of 741,530) said they had “a capability in Portuguese.”
LINKS:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Timorese_Portuguese
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Timor
If you are interested to see your native language/dialect to be featured here. Submit your recordings to [email protected]. Looking forward to hearing from you!
Welcome to my channel! This is Andy from I love languages. Let's learn different languages/dialects together. I created this for educational purposes to spread awareness that we are diverse as a planet.
Please feel free to subscribe to see more of this.
I hope you have a great day! Stay happy!
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East Timorese Portuguese (Português timorense,
Português de Timor Leste)
Native speakers: 489,113 (2015)
Language family: Indo-European (Romance)
East Timorese Portuguese (Português timorense in Portuguese) is a Portuguese dialect spoken in the country of Timor-Leste or East Timor. It is one of the official languages of Timor-Leste alongside Tetum.
Timorese Portuguese is a legacy of Portuguese rule of Timor-Leste (called Portuguese Timor) from the 16th century. It had its first contact during the Portuguese discoveries of the East, but it was largely exposed to Portuguese Timor in the 18th century after its division from the rest of the island by the Netherlands.
However, Tetum remained the main lingua franca of Timor-Leste during Portuguese rule, although the most commonly used form, known as Tetun-Prasa used in Dili, was heavily influenced by Portuguese. Following the Carnation Revolution in Portugal in 1974, political parties emerged in Portuguese Timor for the first time, all of which supported the continued use of Portuguese, including APODETI, the only party to advocate integration with Indonesia, which stated that it would support the right to "enjoy the Portuguese language" alongside Indonesian.
On 7 December 1975, nine days after declaring independence from Portugal, Timor-Leste was invaded by Indonesia, which declared the territory as its 27th province in 1976, with Indonesian as the sole official language. During the Indonesian occupation, the use of Portuguese in education, administration and the media was banned by the Indonesian authorities, which saw the language as a threat. This was despite the fact that the 'People's Assembly', which petitioned President Suharto for integration with Indonesia, conducted its proceedings in Portuguese, under a banner reading "Integração de Timor Timur na República da Indonésia" (Integration of East Timor into the Republic of Indonesia).
The last school to teach in Portuguese, the Externato São José, was closed in 1992.
The reintroduction of Portuguese as an official language aroused criticism amongst Indonesian-educated youth, but according to the 2004 census, 36.7% of respondents aged 6 years and older (or 272,638 out of a total of 741,530) said they had “a capability in Portuguese.”
LINKS:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Timorese_Portuguese
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Timor
If you are interested to see your native language/dialect to be featured here. Submit your recordings to [email protected]. Looking forward to hearing from you!
Title: TIMOR REVISITED
Production Date: c. 1973
Produced as: Documentary
Media: Film
Summary: Narrative featuring an ex-Australian soldier revisiting 'Portugues...
Title: TIMOR REVISITED
Production Date: c. 1973
Produced as: Documentary
Media: Film
Summary: Narrative featuring an ex-Australian soldier revisiting 'Portuguese Timor', reflecting on surviving 13 months of guerilla warfare thanks to the assistance of the local inhabitants. Places and locations filmed include Dili, street markets, Hotel Turismo, Fatu-Bessi, Maubisse, cock fighting, WW2 relics, yarn spinning, art and craft making, palm tree climbing, Baucau and a military parade.
Country of Origin: Australia
Language: English
Credits
Camera Operator: Peter Goodall
Director: Charles Eadon-Clarke
Editor (Film): Alan Cox
Producer: Charles Eadon-Clarke
Production company: Brian Williams Productions
Scriptwriter: Charles Eadon-Clarke
Sponsor: MacRobertson Miller Airlines
Title: TIMOR REVISITED
Production Date: c. 1973
Produced as: Documentary
Media: Film
Summary: Narrative featuring an ex-Australian soldier revisiting 'Portuguese Timor', reflecting on surviving 13 months of guerilla warfare thanks to the assistance of the local inhabitants. Places and locations filmed include Dili, street markets, Hotel Turismo, Fatu-Bessi, Maubisse, cock fighting, WW2 relics, yarn spinning, art and craft making, palm tree climbing, Baucau and a military parade.
Country of Origin: Australia
Language: English
Credits
Camera Operator: Peter Goodall
Director: Charles Eadon-Clarke
Editor (Film): Alan Cox
Producer: Charles Eadon-Clarke
Production company: Brian Williams Productions
Scriptwriter: Charles Eadon-Clarke
Sponsor: MacRobertson Miller Airlines
A short documentary about the Portuguese community in Dili produced by Camões, Institute for Cooperation and Language in celebration of the 10th of June — Day o...
A short documentary about the Portuguese community in Dili produced by Camões, Institute for Cooperation and Language in celebration of the 10th of June — Day of Portugal, Camões and the Portuguese Communities — in 2020.
Written, directed and edited by Matilde Coelho da Silva
A short documentary about the Portuguese community in Dili produced by Camões, Institute for Cooperation and Language in celebration of the 10th of June — Day of Portugal, Camões and the Portuguese Communities — in 2020.
Written, directed and edited by Matilde Coelho da Silva
Português spoken in different accents:
Portugal 🇵🇹
Brazil 🇧🇷 Brasil
Timor-Leste 🇹🇱
Macau 🇲🇴
Angola 🇦🇴
Mozambique 🇲🇿 Moçambique
Cape Verde 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde
São T...
Português spoken in different accents:
Portugal 🇵🇹
Brazil 🇧🇷 Brasil
Timor-Leste 🇹🇱
Macau 🇲🇴
Angola 🇦🇴
Mozambique 🇲🇿 Moçambique
Cape Verde 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde
São Tomé and Príncipe 🇸🇹 São Tomé e Príncipe
Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇼 Guiné-Bissau
Português spoken in different accents:
Portugal 🇵🇹
Brazil 🇧🇷 Brasil
Timor-Leste 🇹🇱
Macau 🇲🇴
Angola 🇦🇴
Mozambique 🇲🇿 Moçambique
Cape Verde 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde
São Tomé and Príncipe 🇸🇹 São Tomé e Príncipe
Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇼 Guiné-Bissau
The special Portuguese police, the GNR, are more feared on the streets of Dili than the troops from New Zealand, Australia and Malaysia.
The international peac...
The special Portuguese police, the GNR, are more feared on the streets of Dili than the troops from New Zealand, Australia and Malaysia.
The international peace keepers, including the NZ contingent, continue to guard East Timor streets to avoid further clashes of unrest and violence in Dili that has killed more than 30 people in the troubled nation, but the silent partner in the East Timor peacekeeping operation backs up coalition forces in times of trouble.
At other times the GNR operates under its own rules.
Guarda Nacional Republicana - the Portuguese Republican National Guard - is a heavily armed rapid response unit, clad in black.
"GNR is a security force with military status...we don't belong to the armed forces or answer to cases of war or crisis, but we are a normal police force," says Commander Goncalo Carvalho.
The force has 129 soldiers, three riot squads, a swat team and armed investigators. They only answer to the Timorese government and are not part of the Australian-led coalition.
"We use only the necessary force to stop the problems," says Carvalho.
As the unrest and violence has erupted in Dili, the GNR are guns and roses - favorites with the Timorese who also fear them.
The team arrived in Timor almost a month after the New Zealand troops went in.
"They've trained differently...they do different things to us...they come from a different environment from us," says the senior officer with the NZ Defence Force contingent, Lieutenant Colonel Jeremy Harker.
And New Zealand troops can, and already have, called on the GNR for help.
"If there is a riot...they're contacted...and then we liaise with them at the point on the ground and they do their particular job which is quelling riots," Harker says.
Carvalho says it's very easy to work with the New Zealanders. "We have very good relations with the commander and with all personnel."
While the coalition can move the crowds back, the GNR specialize in it. When they are around trouble makers - local Timorese - flee the scene quickly
"They respect the GNR because they know how we work, we have been here in 2000 and 2002 on the United Nations mission and they know we are a riot unit," says Carvalho.
Now GNR will train Timor's next police squad under the watch of a new Timorese leader - former Foreign Minister Jose Ramos Horta.
The special Portuguese police, the GNR, are more feared on the streets of Dili than the troops from New Zealand, Australia and Malaysia.
The international peace keepers, including the NZ contingent, continue to guard East Timor streets to avoid further clashes of unrest and violence in Dili that has killed more than 30 people in the troubled nation, but the silent partner in the East Timor peacekeeping operation backs up coalition forces in times of trouble.
At other times the GNR operates under its own rules.
Guarda Nacional Republicana - the Portuguese Republican National Guard - is a heavily armed rapid response unit, clad in black.
"GNR is a security force with military status...we don't belong to the armed forces or answer to cases of war or crisis, but we are a normal police force," says Commander Goncalo Carvalho.
The force has 129 soldiers, three riot squads, a swat team and armed investigators. They only answer to the Timorese government and are not part of the Australian-led coalition.
"We use only the necessary force to stop the problems," says Carvalho.
As the unrest and violence has erupted in Dili, the GNR are guns and roses - favorites with the Timorese who also fear them.
The team arrived in Timor almost a month after the New Zealand troops went in.
"They've trained differently...they do different things to us...they come from a different environment from us," says the senior officer with the NZ Defence Force contingent, Lieutenant Colonel Jeremy Harker.
And New Zealand troops can, and already have, called on the GNR for help.
"If there is a riot...they're contacted...and then we liaise with them at the point on the ground and they do their particular job which is quelling riots," Harker says.
Carvalho says it's very easy to work with the New Zealanders. "We have very good relations with the commander and with all personnel."
While the coalition can move the crowds back, the GNR specialize in it. When they are around trouble makers - local Timorese - flee the scene quickly
"They respect the GNR because they know how we work, we have been here in 2000 and 2002 on the United Nations mission and they know we are a riot unit," says Carvalho.
Now GNR will train Timor's next police squad under the watch of a new Timorese leader - former Foreign Minister Jose Ramos Horta.
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The birth of the tiny nation of East Timor in 2002 came at a heavy price for its people after years of conflict, occupation and bloodshed.
It was removed from the UN's colonies list in 1975, as Indonesia took advantage of Portugal's departure to occupy the territory.
When Timor finally won its independence, thousands died in the resulting mayhem.
Now as the country begins to find its feet, Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen finds it is still struggling with its colonial legacy.
At Al Jazeera English, we focus on people and events that affect people's lives. We bring topics to light that often go under-reported, listening to all sides of the story and giving a 'voice to the voiceless.'
Reaching more than 270 million households in over 140 countries across the globe, our viewers trust Al Jazeera English to keep them informed, inspired, and entertained.
Our impartial, fact-based reporting wins worldwide praise and respect. It is our unique brand of journalism that the world has come to rely on.
We are reshaping global media and constantly working to strengthen our reputation as one of the world's most respected news and current affairs channels.
Social Media links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera
Instagram: https://instagram.com/aljazeera/?ref=...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajenglish
Website: http://www.aljazeera.com/
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I've spent a day on November 6, 2022 exploring Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste, learning its rich history while admiring Portuguese colonial legacy.
Started my walk at the Government Palace, I walked to Motael Church and took a taxi to Timor Plaza. In the evening I visited Colmera neighborhood.
The other day, on November 9, 2022, I visited Santa Cruz cemetery to learn about how some sad events changed the history of the country towards independence.
Stayed in a Plaza Hotel Dili for $76 a night. Shown my spacious room in the end of the video.
Filmed on:
November 6, and November 9, 2022
Filmed with:
DJI Osmo Action 3
iPhone 13 Pro
Edited with:
Final Cut Pro
Music (Epidemic Sound):
baegel - Egg Rollz
Welcome to my channel! This is Andy from I love languages. Let's learn different languages/dialects together. I created this for educational purposes to spread awareness that we are diverse as a planet.
Please feel free to subscribe to see more of this.
I hope you have a great day! Stay happy!
Please support me on Patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/user?u=16809442.
Please support me on Ko-fi
https://ko-fi.com/otipeps0124
Special Thanks to Maryo Cecilyo
East Timorese Portuguese (Português timorense,
Português de Timor Leste)
Native speakers: 489,113 (2015)
Language family: Indo-European (Romance)
East Timorese Portuguese (Português timorense in Portuguese) is a Portuguese dialect spoken in the country of Timor-Leste or East Timor. It is one of the official languages of Timor-Leste alongside Tetum.
Timorese Portuguese is a legacy of Portuguese rule of Timor-Leste (called Portuguese Timor) from the 16th century. It had its first contact during the Portuguese discoveries of the East, but it was largely exposed to Portuguese Timor in the 18th century after its division from the rest of the island by the Netherlands.
However, Tetum remained the main lingua franca of Timor-Leste during Portuguese rule, although the most commonly used form, known as Tetun-Prasa used in Dili, was heavily influenced by Portuguese. Following the Carnation Revolution in Portugal in 1974, political parties emerged in Portuguese Timor for the first time, all of which supported the continued use of Portuguese, including APODETI, the only party to advocate integration with Indonesia, which stated that it would support the right to "enjoy the Portuguese language" alongside Indonesian.
On 7 December 1975, nine days after declaring independence from Portugal, Timor-Leste was invaded by Indonesia, which declared the territory as its 27th province in 1976, with Indonesian as the sole official language. During the Indonesian occupation, the use of Portuguese in education, administration and the media was banned by the Indonesian authorities, which saw the language as a threat. This was despite the fact that the 'People's Assembly', which petitioned President Suharto for integration with Indonesia, conducted its proceedings in Portuguese, under a banner reading "Integração de Timor Timur na República da Indonésia" (Integration of East Timor into the Republic of Indonesia).
The last school to teach in Portuguese, the Externato São José, was closed in 1992.
The reintroduction of Portuguese as an official language aroused criticism amongst Indonesian-educated youth, but according to the 2004 census, 36.7% of respondents aged 6 years and older (or 272,638 out of a total of 741,530) said they had “a capability in Portuguese.”
LINKS:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Timorese_Portuguese
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Timor
If you are interested to see your native language/dialect to be featured here. Submit your recordings to [email protected]. Looking forward to hearing from you!
Title: TIMOR REVISITED
Production Date: c. 1973
Produced as: Documentary
Media: Film
Summary: Narrative featuring an ex-Australian soldier revisiting 'Portuguese Timor', reflecting on surviving 13 months of guerilla warfare thanks to the assistance of the local inhabitants. Places and locations filmed include Dili, street markets, Hotel Turismo, Fatu-Bessi, Maubisse, cock fighting, WW2 relics, yarn spinning, art and craft making, palm tree climbing, Baucau and a military parade.
Country of Origin: Australia
Language: English
Credits
Camera Operator: Peter Goodall
Director: Charles Eadon-Clarke
Editor (Film): Alan Cox
Producer: Charles Eadon-Clarke
Production company: Brian Williams Productions
Scriptwriter: Charles Eadon-Clarke
Sponsor: MacRobertson Miller Airlines
A short documentary about the Portuguese community in Dili produced by Camões, Institute for Cooperation and Language in celebration of the 10th of June — Day of Portugal, Camões and the Portuguese Communities — in 2020.
Written, directed and edited by Matilde Coelho da Silva
Português spoken in different accents:
Portugal 🇵🇹
Brazil 🇧🇷 Brasil
Timor-Leste 🇹🇱
Macau 🇲🇴
Angola 🇦🇴
Mozambique 🇲🇿 Moçambique
Cape Verde 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde
São Tomé and Príncipe 🇸🇹 São Tomé e Príncipe
Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇼 Guiné-Bissau
The special Portuguese police, the GNR, are more feared on the streets of Dili than the troops from New Zealand, Australia and Malaysia.
The international peace keepers, including the NZ contingent, continue to guard East Timor streets to avoid further clashes of unrest and violence in Dili that has killed more than 30 people in the troubled nation, but the silent partner in the East Timor peacekeeping operation backs up coalition forces in times of trouble.
At other times the GNR operates under its own rules.
Guarda Nacional Republicana - the Portuguese Republican National Guard - is a heavily armed rapid response unit, clad in black.
"GNR is a security force with military status...we don't belong to the armed forces or answer to cases of war or crisis, but we are a normal police force," says Commander Goncalo Carvalho.
The force has 129 soldiers, three riot squads, a swat team and armed investigators. They only answer to the Timorese government and are not part of the Australian-led coalition.
"We use only the necessary force to stop the problems," says Carvalho.
As the unrest and violence has erupted in Dili, the GNR are guns and roses - favorites with the Timorese who also fear them.
The team arrived in Timor almost a month after the New Zealand troops went in.
"They've trained differently...they do different things to us...they come from a different environment from us," says the senior officer with the NZ Defence Force contingent, Lieutenant Colonel Jeremy Harker.
And New Zealand troops can, and already have, called on the GNR for help.
"If there is a riot...they're contacted...and then we liaise with them at the point on the ground and they do their particular job which is quelling riots," Harker says.
Carvalho says it's very easy to work with the New Zealanders. "We have very good relations with the commander and with all personnel."
While the coalition can move the crowds back, the GNR specialize in it. When they are around trouble makers - local Timorese - flee the scene quickly
"They respect the GNR because they know how we work, we have been here in 2000 and 2002 on the United Nations mission and they know we are a riot unit," says Carvalho.
Now GNR will train Timor's next police squad under the watch of a new Timorese leader - former Foreign Minister Jose Ramos Horta.
Portuguese Timor was the name of East Timor when it was under Portuguese control. During most of this period, Portugal shared the island of Timor with the Dutch East Indies.
The first Europeans to arrive in the region were Portuguese in 1515.Dominican friars established a presence on the island in 1556, and the territory was declared a Portuguese colony in 1702. Following a Lisbon-instigated decolonisation process, Indonesia invaded East Timor in 1975. However, the invasion was never accepted by other countries, so Portuguese Timor existed officially until independence in 2002.
Early colonialists
Prior to the arrival of European colonial powers, the island of Timor was part of the trading networks that stretched between India and China and incorporating Maritime Southeast Asia. The island's large stands of fragrant sandalwood were its main commodity. The first European powers to arrive in the area were the Portuguese in the early sixteenth century followed by the Dutch in the late sixteenth century. Both came in search of the fabled Spice Islands of Maluku. In 1515, Portuguese first landed near modern Pante Macassar. Portuguese merchants exported sandalwood from the island, until the tree nearly became extinct. In 1556 a group of Dominicanfriars established the village of Lifau.
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