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Macanese
Etymology
From Portuguese papear (“to chat”). Compare Guinea-Bissau Creole, Kabuverdianu, Papiamentu papia.
Verb
papiâ
- to chat, to talk
- papiâ vento ― to talk nonsense (literally, “to talk wind”)
- to speak, to say
- Synonyms: falâ, labitâ
- papiâ nôsso língu ― to speak our language
- papiâ bêm fêto ― to speak well
- Qui cuza vôs tâ papiâ? ― What are you saying?
- to speak patuá
- papiâ cristám ― to speak the Malacca dialect (literally, “to speak Christian”)
- papiaçám (“talk, conversation; way of speaking”)
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