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Cova Lima (Portuguese: Município Cova Lima, Tetum: Munisípiu Kovalima) is a municipalityofEast Timor, in the Southwest part of the country. It has a population of 59,455 (Census 2010) and an area of 1,230 km2.[2] The capital of the municipality is Suai, which lies 136 km from Dili, the national capital.[3]
There are two different explanations for the municipality's name. First, it could be derived from koba (a basket used for ritual acts) and lima, the Tetum word for 'five'. The combination is said to represent either the five mythical daughters of the Liurai (traditional title of a Timorese ruler) of Fohorem Nutetu,[4]: 5 [5] or five kingdoms consisting of Fatumea, Dakolo, Lookeu, Sisi and Maudemi.[5][6]
According to a second explanation, the English language name of the municipality is said to be a Portuguese approximation of the words kaua limaorportmanteauKaualima, which means 'five crows' in Tetum.[7][8]
It has been asserted that the Portuguese version of the name, perhaps intentionally, has a symbolically derogatory meaning, namely 'Five Graves' or 'Five Holes', as the Portuguese word cova means 'grave' or 'hole'. According to that assertion, the Portuguese version may also be a "... form of cultural and mind de-colonization ..." [sic - colonization] of the local name.[6]
^Hull, Geoffrey (June 2006). "The placenames of East Timor"(PDF). Placenames Australia: Newsletter of the Australian National Placenames Survey: 6–7, at 7. Archived(PDF) from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
Perfil Distritu Covalima [Cova Lima District Profile] (PDF) (Report) (in Tetum). 2012. Archived(PDF) from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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