Datapoint Papiá Kristang/Predicative noun phrases
There is a very limited optional copular use of teng with predicative noun phrases:
bos teng yo sa mai [3SG have 1SG GEN mother] ‘You are my mother.’
Values 
No copula
- Example 42-128:
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eli padrieli3sgpadripriestHe is a priest.
Source: Baxter 1988: 182
- Confidence:
- Very certain