acunga

Macanese

Alternative forms

• acung'a

Etymology

Portuguese aquele +‎ unga. Compare cadunga for a similar formation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈku.ŋa/

Determiner

acunga (plural acunga quanto)

1. that (near the listener)
2. that (far from the speaker and listener)

   Qui pussâ bafado subí acunga ladéra!

   I'm quite out of breath going up that slope!

   Acunga quiança tâ churâ

   That child is crying

Usage notes

• Sense 1 is akin to Portuguese esse.
• Determiners ending in -unga are pluralized by adding quanto.
• acunga cannot be used standalone as a pronoun, unlike Portuguese aquele.

Synonyms

• (sense 2): aquêle

Derived terms

• acunga ancusa
• acunga qui

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#a
• https://comotavai.com/2012/02/24/pronomes-demonstrativos/