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What do you mean by how old are in chavacano language?

"How old are you?" in Chavacano (specifically Zamboangueño Chavacano) is:

¿Cuánto año tené?

Here's a breakdown:

* ¿Cuánto? means "how much" or "how many"

* año means "year"

* tené is a shortened form of "tenés," the second-person singular present tense of the verb "tener" (to have).

So, the whole phrase literally translates to "How many years do you have?" which is a common way to ask someone's age in Spanish and Chavacano.

Other Chavacano dialects might have slight variations in the wording, but the meaning remains the same.

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