Timorese
Of Timor's people
Timorese refers to the people, culture, or languages of Timor, an island in Southeast Asia divided between Indonesia (West Timor) and the independent nation of East Timor (Timor-Leste).
As a noun, a Timorese is a person from either region: The Timorese fought for independence for decades.
The adjective describes things associated with the island: Timorese cuisine, Timorese independence.
Of hot, humid regions
- mountainousHaving many peaks
- sandalwoodAromatic wood from tropical trees
- coffeeBrewed bean beverage
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
dry season · wet season · coral reefs · mangroves · biodiversity · crocodile · endemic species · teak
Capacity to withstand force
- liberationRelease from constraint
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
occupation · struggle · autonomy · nationhood · restoration
Inherited cultural narratives
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- animismSpirits inhabit all things
betel nut · traditional dance · oral traditions · rituals · mythology · elders
One's regular paid work
- integrationCombining into a whole
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- transmigrationSoul passing into another body
- SuhartoIndonesian dictator, 1967-1998
military · province · resistance · human rights · Jakarta · forced displacement · guerrilla
tropical
Of hot, humid regions
- mountainousHaving many peaks
- sandalwoodAromatic wood from tropical trees
- coffeeBrewed bean beverage
monsoon · dry season · wet season · coral reefs · mangroves · biodiversity · crocodile · endemic species · teak · eucalyptus
resistance
Capacity to withstand force
- liberationRelease from constraint
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
referendum · occupation · struggle · autonomy · nationhood · restoration
folklore
Inherited cultural narratives
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- ancestryFamily line of descent
animism · betel nut · traditional dance · oral traditions · rituals · mythology · elders
occupation
One's regular paid work
- integrationCombining into a whole
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- transmigrationSoul passing into another body
Suharto · military · province · resistance · human rights · Jakarta · forced displacement · guerrilla
Portuguese
Of a western Iberian nation
- Southeast AsiaTropical peninsula and islands
- Islandersislander, Hawaiians, Hawaiian, Fijians, Jamaican
- Asian peoplesChinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, Thai
- LusophonePortugal, Portuguese, Portuguese language, Brazil, Brazilians
- Lusophone WorldPortugal, Brazil, Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde
- Southeast Asian peoplesThai, Khmer, Vietnamese, Lao, Malay
- Timor-LesteIndependence Day, adat
TimoreseIndonesian
Southeast Asian islander's identity
Portuguese · Javanese · Australian · Dutch · Malaysian