bai

From Portuguese vai (the third-person singular of ir (to go) and Spanish vaya and Kabuverdianu bai.


tin

From Portuguese ter and Spanish tener and Kabuverdianu têm.


ke

From Portuguese querer and Spanish querer and Kabuverdianu kré.


ta

From Spanish estar and Portuguese estar and Kabuverdianu sta.

Papiamentu ta un idioma krioyo

Mi gusta e kas aki, pero e ta muchu karu.

I like this house, but it's too expensive.

Mi ta lesando un buki.

to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb)


dal

The conjugation of this verb in Papiamentu follows that of former Dutch verbs.
Therefore more probably from Dutch douwen (“push”).
And less probably from Spanish dale: da + le ("give it").


bia

From Portuguese viajar and Spanish viajar and Kabuverdianu viaji.


kana

From Portuguese caminhar and Spanish caminar and Kabuverdianu kaminha.


bari

From Portuguese varrer and Spanish barrer and Kabuverdianu bari.


por

From Portuguese poder and Spanish poder.


sa

From Portuguese saber and Spanish saber and Kabuverdianu sabe.


kai

From Portuguese cair and Spanish caer and Kabuverdianu kai.


lo

From Portuguese logo ("soon") and Spanish luego ("soon, later").


para

From Portuguese parar and Spanish parar and Kabuverdianu para.


bin

From Spanish venir and Kabuverdianu ben.


bira

From Portuguese virar and Kabuverdianu bira.


muri

From Portuguese morrer and Spanish morir and Kabuverdianu móri.


sala

From Spanish salar and Kabuverdianu salga.


bati

From Portuguese bater and Kabuverdianu bati.


bula

From Spanish volar and Portuguese voar, Portuguese pular and Kabuverdianu bua.


mata

From Portuguese matar and Spanish matar and Kabuverdianu mata.


parti

From Portuguese partir and Spanish partir and Kabuverdianu parti.


falta

From Portuguese faltar and Spanish faltar and Kabuverdianu falta.


kore

From Portuguese correr and Spanish correr and Kabuverdianu kori and Kabuverdianu kore.


bende

From Portuguese vender and Spanish vender and Kabuverdianu bendi.


hala

From Spanish halar and Spanish jalar and Dutch halen.


hincha

From Spanish hinchar and Portuguese inchar and Kabuverdianu intcha.


hari

From Portuguese a + Portuguese rir meaning "to laugh at".
Compare Spanish reír and Kabuverdianu ri.


mester

From Portuguese mister and Spanish menester and Kabuverdianu mesti.


kanta

From Portuguese cantar and Spanish cantar and Kabuverdianu kanta.


landa

From Dutch Dutch landen "to land". When disembarking from a ship, you had to swim.
Compare Portuguese nadar.


bini

From Spanish venir and Kabuverdianu ben.


yuda

From Spanish ayudar and Portuguese ajudar and Kabuverdianu ajuda .


laba

From Portuguese lavar and Spanish lavar and Kabuverdianu laba.


mara

From Portuguese amarrar and Spanish amarrar and Kabuverdianu mára.
The Portuguese word comes from Dutch aanmeren.


brasa

From Portuguese braço and Spanish brazo and Kabuverdianu brasu.


primi

From Portuguese espremer and Spanish exprimir and Kabuverdianu spremi.


saka

From Portuguese sacar and Spanish sacar.


taha

From Spanish atajar "to block" and Portuguese talhar "to cut".


bringa

From Portuguese brigar and Kabuverdianu briga.


tira

From Portuguese atirar and Spanish tirar.


wak

From Dutch waken in the meaning of "being awake" and "watching over".


mira

From Portuguese mirar and Spanish mirar.


pensa

From Portuguese pensar and Spanish pensar and Kabuverdianu pensa.


chupa

From Portuguese and Spanish chupar and Kabuverdianu tchupa.


bebe

From Portuguese beber and Spanish beber and Kabuverdianu bebi.


abolí

From Spanish abolir and Portuguese abolir


baila

From Portuguese bailar and Spanish bailar.


raspa

From Portuguese raspar and Spanish raspar and Kabuverdianu raspa.


supla

From Spanish soplar and Portuguese soprar and Kabuverdianu sopra.


tende

From Portuguese entender and Spanish entender in the meaning of "to understand".


stima

From Portuguese estimar and Spanish estimar in the meaning of showing affection.


morde

From Portuguese morder and Spanish morder and Kabuverdianu morde.


frega

From Spanish fregar and Portuguese esfregar and Kabuverdianu frega.


yama

From Spanish llamar and Portuguese chamar.


kier

From Portuguese querer and Spanish querer and Kabuverdianu kré.


kome

From Portuguese comer and Spanish comer and Kabuverdianu kume.


skirbi

From Portuguese escrever and Kabuverdianu skrebi.


hala rosea

Hala from Spanish halar and Spanish jalar "to take".
Rosea from Portuguese respiração and Spanish respiración "breath".


sabi

From Portuguese saber and Spanish saber and Kabuverdianu sabe.


konta

From Portuguese contar and Spanish contar and Kabuverdianu konta.


weta

From Spanish aguaitar in the meaning of "to pay attention" or "to take care".


kima

From Portuguese queimar and Spanish quemar and Kabuverdianu kema.


lora

From Portuguese rolar and Kabuverdianu lora.


bisa

From Portuguese avisar and Spanish avisar and Kabuverdianu avisa in the meaning of "notify".


kose

From Portuguese coser and Spanish coser and Kabuverdianu kozi.


koba

From Portuguese cavar and Spanish cavar and Kabuverdianu koba.


sinta

From Portuguese sentar and Spanish sentar and Kabuverdianu sinta.


separá

From Portuguese separar and Spanish separar and Kabuverdianu supára.


apartá

From Portuguese apartar and Spanish apartar.


benta

From Portuguese botar and Spanish botar and Kabuverdianu bota.


biba

From Portuguese viver or Spanish vivir. Compare Kabuverdianu vive.


keda

From Portuguese quedar and Spanish quedar in the meaning of "to be" or "to stay".


abreviá

From Spanish abreviar and Portuguese abreviar


respirá

From Portuguese respirar and Spanish respirar and Kabuverdianu rispira.


drumi

From Portuguese dormir and Kabuverdianu durmi and Dutch dromen ("to dream").


pidi

From Portuguese pedir and Spanish pedir and Kabuverdianu pidi.


respondé

From Portuguese responder and Spanish responder and Kabuverdianu respondi.


kuida

From Portuguese cuidar and Spanish cuidar and Kabuverdianu kuida.


tabata

Compound from Spanish estaba "was" + Spanish está "is".
Or from Portuguese estava "was" + Portuguese está "is".


purba

From Portuguese provar and Spanish probar and Kabuverdianu purba.


arohá

From Spanish arrojar and Portuguese arrojar.


skupi

From Portuguese cuspir and Spanish escupir and Kabuverdianu kuspi.


kòrta

From Portuguese cortar and Spanish cortar and Kabuverdianu korta.


huña

From Portuguese unha and Spanish uña and Kabuverdianu unha in the meaning of "nail".


pusha

From English push.
Compare Portuguese puxar "to pull" (ac Kramer).


tin miedu

Tin means "to have" and comes from Portuguese ter and Spanish tener and Kabuverdianu têm.
Miedu means "the fear" and comes from Portuguese medo and Spanish miedo and Kabuverdianu medu.


kalkulá

From Portuguese calcular and Spanish calcular.


kumindá

From Portuguese encomendar (“to recommend”).


papia

From Portuguese papear (“to chat”) and Kabuverdianu papia.

Bo ta papia berdad?


biaha

From Portuguese viajar and Spanish viajar and Kabuverdianu viaji.


drenta

From Spanish dentro "inside" and Spanish entrar "to enter".


kumpra

From Portuguese comprar and Spanish comprar and Kabuverdianu kunpra.


yobe

From Spanish llover and Portuguese chover and Kabuverdianu tchobi .


buska

From Portuguese buscar; compare Spanish buscar and Kabuverdianu buska.


traha

From Portuguese trabalhar; compare Spanish trabajar and Kabuverdianu trabadja.


konsehá

From Portuguese aconselhar and Spanish aconsejar and Kabuverdianu konsedju.


yega

From Portuguese chegar and Spanish llegar and Kabuverdianu tchiga.


splika

From Portuguese explicar and Spanish explicar and Kabuverdianu splika.


bishitá

From Portuguese visitar and Spanish visitar and Kabuverdianu bizita.


kòrda

From Portuguese recordar and Spanish recordar.


primintí

From Portuguese prometer and Spanish prometer and Kabuverdianu prumeti.


nifiká

From Portuguese significar and Spanish significar and Kabuverdianu signifika.


tabatin

Compound of Papiamentu tabata (“was”) + tin (“have”)


bandona

From Spanish abandonar and Portuguese abandonar and Kabuverdianu bandona.


abastesé

From Spanish abastecer and Portuguese abastecer.


abarká

From Spanish abarcar and Portuguese abarcar.


abdiká

From Spanish abdicar and Portuguese abdicar