Tetum Acronyms Used on WhatsApp Messages in Timor Leste Communication Context

Antonio Constantino Soares; Muhammad Musawir

doi:10.24014/gjbs.v5i2.38754

Tetum Acronyms Used on WhatsApp Messages in Timor Leste Communication Context

Antonio Constantino Soares, Muhammad Musawir

Abstract

This research aims to investigate the use of Tetum acronyms in WhatsApp messages among the Timorese in Timor-Leste. The topic was chosen due to the increasing prevalence of Tetum acronyms among Tetum speakers in Dili. A qualitative descriptive research method was employed, supported by a documentation technique to collect the data. Once the data were collected, they were analyzed qualitatively. The findings revealed 16 distinct lexical categories in Tetum acronyms. The data included 4 adverbs, 1 verb, 2 adjectives, 5 nouns, 2 pronouns, and 2 grammatical functions.

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