alguin

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Fala[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese alguen.

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

alguin m sg

  1. Alternative form of alguen (someone, somebody)

References[edit]

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Guinea-Bissau Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Portuguese alguém. Cognate with Kabuverdianu algen.

Noun[edit]

alguin

  1. man (human being)
  2. person
  3. someone