quiança

Macanese

Alternative forms

• quiánça

Etymology

From Portuguese criança. For /kr/ → /k/, compare quiada and isquevê.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈɐŋsa/, /ˈkjɐŋsɐ/

Noun

quiança (plural quiança-quiança)

1. child

   Acunga quiança tâ churâ

   That child is crying

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm