estunga

Macanese

Alternative forms

• estung'a

Etymology

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

Determiner

estunga (plural estunga quanto)

1. this

   Undi já vai dizencantâ estunga chapeu?

   Where did you find this hat?

   Acunga-quanto pêsse-pêsse sâm di estunga pescadô

   Those fish are from this fisherman

Usage notes

• Determiners ending in -unga are pluralized by adding quanto.
• estunga cannot be used standalone as a pronoun.

Derived terms

• estunga ancusa

References

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