Tetum people
Three Tetum men in Suai, East Timor wearing traditional clothing (2003). | |
| Total population | |
| 950,000 (2015) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Indonesia | 500,000 |
| Timor-Leste | 450,000 |
| Languages | |
| Tetum | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (Catholicism in East Timor and Protestantism in West Timor), Traditional religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
The Tetum, also known as Tetun or Belu in Indonesia, are an ethnic group that are the indigenous inhabitants of the island of Timor. This ethnic group inhabits the Belu Regency in Indonesia and most of East Timor. Their language is called Tetum, which is part of the Austronesian language family. Apart from the island of Timor, this ethnic group is also found in Jakarta, Indonesia.