Papiamento Verbs

admirá = to admire
akseptá = to accept
anhelá = to yearn (Dutch smachten)
ansha = to hurry
aserká = to near
avisá = to advise
baba = to drool, to drivle
baha = to lower, to go down, to land, to embark
bai = to go (from Port.vai, Port. verb, ir)
baila, balia = to dance (Port. bailar/dançar, Span. bailar)
banja = to shower, to take a bath
basha = to pour (Dutch gieten, schenken)
bari = to sweep (Port. varrer, Span. barrer)
bati = to knock (Port. bater )
bati man = to applaud
bati bleki, bati redo = to gossip
bebe = to drink (Port./Spanish beber)
bende = to sell (Port. vender, Span. vender)
biahá = to travel
biba = to live (Port. viver, Spanish vivir)
bin(i) = to come (Port. vir, Spanish venir)
bira = to turn, to become
bisa = to say (From Port./Span. avisar(warning), Port. dizer)
bishitá = to visit (Port./Spa., Visitar))
bisti = to dress
bolbe = to return
bora = to drill
bringa = to fight
bruha = to mix, to confuse
bula = to jump, to fly (Port. pular/saltar)
buska = to search
cambia = to turn, to change (Span. cambiar)
cansa = to tire
canta = to sing
casa = to marry (Port. vai casar, Span. va a casar)
chansa = to joke
choka = to strangle (Dutch wurgen)
chupa = to suck
come = to eat (Port. /Spanishcomer)
conta = to tell, to count
corda = to remember (Port./Span. recordar)
costa = to cost
cumpli = to complete
cumpra = to buy
cura = to cure
haci cumpras = to go shopping (Spa., hacer compras/ comprar and Port., fazer compras/comprar))
tin = to have (from Port.tem, Port. verb, ter)
dal = to hit
dal un baño = to bathe (from Port.,dar um banho, Port. verb, banhar, Span., dar un baño)
desayuná = to breakfast
deseá = to wish (Port. desejar, Span. desear)
deskansá = to rest
deskubrí = to discover
despensá = to apologize
debe = to owe
dera = to bury
disfrutá = to enjoy
diskulpá = to apologize
dividí = to divide (Dutch verdelen)
divorshá = to divorce
dobla = to fold, to bend
drenta = to enter (Port./Span. entrar)
drumi = to sleep (Port./Spa. dormir)
duna = to give (Port. dar, Spanish donar/dar)
dura = to last, to continue
eduka = to teach
eksigí = to demand, to require
eksistí = to exist
evitá ' = to avoid
falta = to miss
faya = to fail
fayesé = to decease
feita = to shave
fia = to borrow, to lend
forma = to form
forsa = to force
frakasá = to fail
frega = to rub, to scrub
frei = to make love
frustia = to rust
fula = to feel
funkshoná = to run, to control (Port./Span. funcionar)
gap = to yawn
gana = to win (Spa. ganar, Port. ganhar)
gaña = to lie (Spa. engañar, Port. enganar/mentir)
grita = to shout (Port./Span. gritar)
golpi = to push (Span. golpear, to hit)
gosa = to amuse, having a good time
guli = to swallow
gusta = to like
habri = to open (Port./Spa. abrir)
hala = to pull (Span. halar/jalar)
hanja = to find, to get
hari = to laugh, to laugh at
hari cu = to laugh with
hasa = to fry
hasi = to do
hawa = to moisten
haya = to get, to find (Span. hallar)
herbe = to boil
hiba = to take away (Port. levar, Span. llevar)
hisa = to lift
hole = to smell (Spanish, oler)
horta = to steal
huma = to smoke (Port./Span. fumar)
hunga = to play (Port. jogar, Spanish jugar)
hunto = to attend, to follow (Span. juntar, to gather)
huzga = to judge
inventá = to invent
invitá = to invite
kaba = to stop, to finish
kai = to fall
karishá = to caress
ke, kier = to desire, to want (Port. quer/querer, Span. querer)
keda = to stay
kere = to believe (from Spanish creer, Port. verb, acreditar)
kibra = to break (Port./Span. quebrar)
kier = to want, to like
kima = to burn
kishiki = to tickle
koba = to dig
kobra = to collect, take payment, to charge
kolga = to hang
komprondá = to understand
kore = to run, to drive
korta = to cut
kumindá = to greet
kushiná = to cook
laba = to wash (Port./Span. lavar)
laga = to let
landa = to swim
lanta = to rise, stand up
lesa = to read (Port. ler, Spanish leer)
lijm = to glue
limpiá = to clean (Port. limpar, Span. limpiar)
logra = work out
lora = to roll
lubidá = to forget (Spanish, olvidar)
lucha = to wrestle, to struggle
mag = to may, to permit
malkriá = to spoil
mancha = to stain
manda = to send, to command
mara = to bind, to fasten
mata = to kill
mester = must
midi = to measure
mira, wak = to look at (Port. mirar/olhar, Span. mirar)
morde = to bite, to sting
muda = to move (house)
muha = to wet, to moisten
mustra = to exhibit, to show (Port. mostra, Spanish mostrar)
muri = to die
nenga = to deny, to refuse(Port./Span. negar)
nister = to sneeze
odia = to hate
paga = to pay, to switch off
palabrá = to date
papia = to speak (Port. papear/falar)
para = to stop, to stand (Port./Span. parar)
pasa = to pass, to happen
pega = to attach, to glue, to infect (Port. pegar/colar, Span. pegar)
pela = to peel
penja = to comb
pensa = to think
perde = to loose (Port./Span. perder)
pidi = to ask (Port./Span. pedir)
pika = to burn, to sting
pisa = to weigh
pleita = to quarrel
pone = to put
por = to be able to, can (Spa. poder)
probecha = to profit
puntra = to ask (a question)
purba = to try, to taste
pura = to hurry
putri = to rot
rabia = to be angry
ranka = to pull, to tear
ripará = to notice
ripití = to repeat
roba = to rob
rondia = to search
ronka = to snore
sa, sabi = to know
saca = to pull out, to get out, to throw up (Port./Span. sacar)
sagudí = to shake
salba = to save, to rescue
sali = to depart, to go out (Span. salir)
sangra = to bleed
scucha = to listen (Port. escuta, Span. escuchar)
seka = to dry
selebrá = to celebrate
sende = to light
sera = to close
sigui = to follow (Port./Span. seguir)
sinja = to learn, to teach
sinta = to sit (Port./Spa. sentar)
sinti = to feel (Port./Span. sentir)
sirbi = to serve, to fit
skirbi = to write (Port. escrever, Span. escribir)
soda = to sweat
sonja = to dream
sonrei = to smile (Port. sorrir, Span. sonreir)
sosegá = to rest
spera = to hope (Span. esperar)
splika = to explain
stima = to love (Port./Span. estimar/amar)
studia = to study
sunchi = to kiss
supla = to blow
ta = to be
tende, tende na = to hear, to listen to
tene = to hold
tenta = to tease
tin = to have
tinja = to paint
tira = to throw, to shoot
toca = play (an instrument)
topa = to meet
tosa = to cough
traha = to work (Port. trabalhar, Span. trabajar)
tuma = to take
verf = to paint
wak = to see
warda = to wait, to keep
waya = to wave
welga = to strike
weita = to see
yama = to call (Port. chamada, Span. llamada)
yega = to arrive (Port. chegar, Span. llegar)
yobe = to rain
awa ta yobe = it's raining
yora = to cry (Port. chorar, Span. llorar)
yuda = to help
yuna = to fast
zoya = to swing
zundra = to scold, to call names

Last updated: 08-23-2005 09:16:45

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