I need a good "I love cumbias" meme in my life.
@PalmTreesnGz "Negro" here is a stand-in for indigenous. "Cheto" means a rich guy. "Afanar" means to steal. "Pibito" means kid.
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@aurabogado thanks for translation!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aurabogado id heard afanar before but never the other ones in those contexts. I like pibito. I love diff ways folx refer 2 kids in latam -
@aurabogado in Guate it's guira/o, ishta/o, patoja/o. -
@PalmTreesnGz We also say "gurí." -
@aurabogado my assumption is that ishta/o is from the nahautl speakers that came thru w Spanish and settled there. -
@PalmTreesnGz One day, we'll tweet about Nahuatl. But not today. :) -
@aurabogado queres q nos odien más los xicanos, 'eda vos? Lol. -
@PalmTreesnGz Cierto que sos voseante. Talk about haters.... Voseo was so full of shame for me after I moved to LA. -
@aurabogado u know how we Central Americans talk... I love it...
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