Chavacano
Conjugate Verbs
Facts
- Language: Chavacano
- Alternate names: ZAMBOANGUEÑO, CHABAKANO
- Language code: cbk
- Language family:
Indo-European, Classical Indo-European, Italic, Latino-Faliscan, Latinic, Imperial Latin, Romance, Italo-Western Romance, Western Romance, Shifted Western Romance, Southwestern Shifted Romance, West Ibero-Romance, Castilic, South Castilic, Ternate-Zamboanga-Cavite
- Creole language
- Dialects: Cavite Chabacano, Ternate Chabacano, Zamboanga Chabacano.
- Number of speakers: 292630
- Script:
More information:
Introduction
creole with predominantly Spanish vocabulary and Philippine-type grammatical
structure. Davawen Zamboangueño may be extinct. Nearly all Caviten speak Tagalog,
but many still speak Caviteño. The major language of Zamboanga city. Ermiteño is
extinct. Literacy rate in first language: 80%. Literacy rate in second
language: 80%. Used in primary education. Newspapers, radio programs. NT 1981.
Verblist
- apreta
- ayuna
- balda
- canta
- dormi
- mata
- medita
- mira
- mole
- morde
- nace
- ole
- perde
- rebajá
- regateá
- respeta
- roba
- soña
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