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you would know what to do?” to which he replied, "Maskee! he call'um my. My no go."
53 too muchee trub
66 look see Joss Pigeon.
90 All man savee you long time.
101 King-Qua: ...he would guarantee "My makee secure"
King-Qua shook everyone by the hand in great glee, and as we left the consulate together, said, “Just now can do. Man-ta-le look see sealee he too muchee fear," meaning that the Mandarin would be in a mortal funk at the sight of the consul's official seal.
105 Tai-ping rebel Ho-a-luh.... He spoke very good pigeon English. "My lun way, my go Hong Kong" ... "No cuttee head, he all same my lun way," (1852-1854)
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169 Quan-Shing (silk merchant). Te-loo-ly No. 1 curio. Mei-se A-le-fan you book. Te-loo-le No. 1 curio, only my China hav got too muchee more curio "Cunning", Note: this word in pigeon English was invariably used in the sense of “clever”, “intelligent" or "wise”
183 (1806-1836). Nankin Jack, Curio merchant; of a map: "This have Cheena country. Topside got Pih-Ching - large emperor house - my have see he. Bottom side belong Canton - plenty tea, silk, foreign gentleman hav got. Before, my sell-um ten dollar; just now, as you are olo flen, my sellum you one dollar."
193 (1841) Chinaman. "My show you. My long you No. 1 good flen. What for fightce" Large Man-ta-le makee fightee, he please; s'pose to molla hav got fightee, you no putee plum you gun, my no puttee plum my gun, puttee fire physic (powder) can do very well, makee plenty noise, makee plenty smoke. My no spilum you; you no spilum my!".. "My chin-chin you stop littee, my go odder (t'other) sy!” .. "My puttee head insi (inside) holo”
278 (1837), Howqua. "More better no go.", he said; if an accident occurred, "Man-te-le bobbery mee too muchee"