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kaga'

[kaɡaʔ]

adv

LanguageBetawi (Indonesia)

Meaning
  1. no
  2. not
  3. A common Betawi word used to express negation, meaning either no or not.
Examples

Tu yang jongkok, makannyè sayur dikobok / Mertuè sèwot, di legok kaga’ dilongok

The squatting one gobbled up the soup and stirred it with hands / In the corner, parents-in-law got mad for not being given attention

Pronunciationkaɡaʔ

Part of speechadv

Usage noteThis is a very common informal negative marker in Betawi Malay.

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