Patua

Macanese language-Article

Macanese language by Jorge Remedios Macanese or Macao Creole (Patuá to its speakers) is a creole language derived mainly from Malay, Sinhalese, Cantonese, and Portuguese, which was originally spoken by the Macanese community of the Portuguese colony of Macao. It is now spoken by only a few families in Macao and in the Macanese diaspora. […]

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Patua, Uncategorized / henry

Patua Verses and Riddles The booklet on the patuá (Papiá Cristám di Macau) by the eminent scholar, José “Adé” dos Santos Ferreira, included a lexicon. At the start of each letter of the alphabet was a patuá verse and its Portuguese translation. These verses are reproduced here, with English translation added. Graciete Nogueira Batalha (GNB), in

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Patua Verses

Patua / henry

Patuá verses and riddles There were relatively few writings in the patuá (the dialect of Macau); many of these were poems or riddles. We reproduce here some of them. Here are two from José “Adé” dos Santos Ferreira. José “Adé” dos Santos Ferreira also published the following poem, which is reproduced here with an attempt

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Patua-Dictionary

Patua / henry

Patuá Dictionary The dialect of Macau was documented by Graciete Batalha and more recently in an excellent booklet by Miguel de Senna Fernandes and Alan Baxter, which included a lexicon which has been reproduced here with audio from the late Mariazinha Machado. Read more about the patuá. Lexicon A B C D E F G

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