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Notes on East Timor: Languages and Education

This paper explains the linguistic complexity of East Timor. Portuguese and Tetum (the national language) are the official languages. To develop education, other languages such as English and Indonesian are necessary. A law on education has to back the Constitution drafted in 2001 to develop education an important tool of development

Article, 2008
Asian Journal of Social Science, 36, 20080101, 629
2008