Sunday, April 1, 2012

Uab Meto (Dawan)

Here is a blog on Uab Meto or Dawan, which is the language spoken by the people of Oecusse and other part of West Timor:  Uab Meto (Dawan). This blog is created by Yohanes Manhitu. Please visit the blog to learn more about the language of Atoni Oecusse.

Tuir mai ne'e blog ida konaba Uab Meto nudar lian ema Oecusse ninian nomos suco balun iha Timor Barat - Indonesia. Blog ne'e maka Uab Meto (Dawan) nebe belun Yohanes Manhitu maka cria. Bele visita blog ne'e atu hatene liu tan konaba lian Atoni Oecusse ninian.

The Art of Futus (Textile) in Oecusse

The Alola Foundation published "The Art of Futus: From Light to Dark" in 2009, written in both English and Tetum. Part of this publication is about the textiles in Oecusse, which can be found in page 22-29 of this publication.

Iha tinan 2009, Fundasaun Alola publika documento ida ho titlu "Arte Futus Nian: Husi Naroman ba Nakukun" nebe hakrek iha lian Ingles nomos Tetum. Parte husi documento nee koalia konaba testil ou futus iha Oecusse nebe ita bele hare iha pagina 22-29 husi documento ne'e.
 Here is the link for this document (bele hare documento ne'e iha link tuir mai ne'e): http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001831/183129m.pdf 

Oecusse Profile

Please click on the following link to read the profile of Oecusse district:


http://www.estatal.gov.tl/Documents/District%20Development%20Plans%20and%20Profiles/Oecusse/District%20Profile%20Oecussi%202002.pdf

You can also watch a video about Oecusse on the link bellow, which was produced by UNMIT in 2011.
Ita bo'ot sira mos bele hare video konaba Oecusse iha link tuir mai nee, nebe UNMIT maka halo iha tinan 2011: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l1Tx-9wsBs.