Tasifeto

Tasifeto is the Tetun principality, one of the oldest and most important in the northern part of Belu Regency. His also known as Fialaran or Fehalaran. The founder of the Tasifeto was Dasi Feha Mauk (ancestor of the Belu people), whose name describes his personality as a 'broad-hearted and wise person'. The Tasifeto Kingdom is also known by a more sacred nickname, namely Manuaman Lakaan which means 'rooster from the peak of Mount Lakaan', the place where the first ancestors of the Belu people and Timorese people in general came from. The language spoken by the people of the Tasifeto is Tetun language, a language also spoken in Tasimane (South Belu) and Portuguese Timor.

Further reading

• Asa, Paulinus (2000). Budaya Orang Tetun. Atambua, Indonesia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Seran, Herman J. (2008). Ema Tetun (Orang Tetun). Kupang, Indonesia: Fakultas Ilmu Sosial Universitas Nusa Cendana Kupang.