East Timor initiative to have more Tetum books
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Nearly ten years on from winning its independence, most students in East Timor still find themselves reading books in Bahasa Indonesia, the national language of the 24 years of occupation. While there are plenty of books available in one of East Timor's official languages, Portuguese, there are hardly any in Tetum, its other official tongue. Now, a competition's being held to get young people writing in Tetum, with a view to turning the winning entry into a book.
Presenter: Stephanie March
Speakers: East Timorese youth Maria Madalena; volunteer librarian Rosa Dos Reis Freitas; advisor to CAVR documentation centre Karen Myers; Istoria Timor competition organiser John Holdaway
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