However, following the Indonesian invasion in 1975, Indonesian was introduced into the education system bringing East Timor in line with the rest of Indonesia. Young people know it well and there has been some discussion of keeping it as one of the nation s official languages, but renaming it Malay. Indonesian was used in all schools and universities during the occupation. Although there is a large body of teaching material for the language, it is of poor quality. Bahasa Indonesia phrase books are available in any bookshop with a good travel section.
Most consonants are the same as in English with a few exceptions.
Published by Academy of East Timor Studies, University of Western Sydney McArthur, Australia. This book is available in Australian bookshops. Mai Kolia Tetun, A Beginner s Course in Tetum-Pra a by Dr Geoffrey Hull. Published by Caritas Australia and Australian Catholic Social Justice Council. Standard Tetum-English Dictionary by Dr Geoffrey Hull.