ninguim

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese ninguém.

Pronoun

ninguim

1. no one, nobody (not one person)

Usage notes

• In the case of double negative, ninguim often translates as anybody, as seen in sim ninguim (literally “without anybody”).

Derived terms

• sim ninguim (“alone”)

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm