LL-L "Etymology" 2007.07.18 (03) [E]

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From: R. F. Hahn < sassisch at yahoo.com
Subject: Etymology

I wrote:

This is very interesting.  But how did maskee (= maski = ma-si-ki) get to
the Chinese coast?

The core of the language is English on Chinese (originally Cantonese)
substrate, and it contains some Portuguese-derived words ( e.g., pequeno >
pikanini 'small', 'child' 'small (one)' ), which is understandable
considering historical contacts (such as in Macau, e.g., late 18th
century: Carey
grandi hola, pickenini hola? < Port. Quer uma grande puta ou uma pequena
puta? "Do you want a big or little whore?"). Later on, other dialects were
developed from this, such as in multinationally occupied Shanghai (with Wu
admixture) and in German-occupied Tianjin (Tientsin) and Shandong
(Shantung).  I am wondering if maskee was imported by English speakers from
another colony which had had direct or indirect contacts with Dutch, perhaps
Sri Lanka (Ceylon) or Malaya, or somewhere in the Caribbean area.

There is of course the distinct possibility of a South African link -- the
Cape Colony with its neighboring Portuguese colonies and Asian slaves and
merchants, and eventual British encroachment and "Dutch"-English contacts.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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