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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. ==History== 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, had stated that it would support the right to "enjoy the Portuguese language" alongside Indonesian.〔(East Timor: Nationalism and Colonialism ) Jill Jolliffe, University of Queensland Press, 1978, page 326〕 In 1975, Timor-Leste gained freedom from Portugal, after 9 days, Indonesia invaded Timor-Leste unexpectedly, and declared the territory as its 27th province in 1976, and Indonesian became the sole official language. The use of Portuguese in education, administration and the media was banned by the Indonesian authorities, and saw the language as a threat.〔(Colonization, Decolonization and Integration: Language Policies in East Timor, Indonesia )〕 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 Making of Tim-Tim ), Robert Kroon, ''TIME'', June 14, 1976〕 The last school to teach in Portuguese, the Externato São José, was closed in 1992.〔(New World Hegemony in the Malay World ), Geoffrey Gunn, The Red Sea Press, 2000, page 224〕 The reintroduction of Portuguese as an official language caused criticism amongst Indonesian-educated youth, but according to the 2010 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.” 〔(A New Country’s Tough Non-Elective: Portuguese 101 ), Seth Mydans, New York Times, July 31, 2007〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「East Timorese Portuguese」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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