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by kabes 217 days ago
There are certain Dutch dialects (e.g. west flemish) that would say gametje instead of gamepje. So you were not entirely wrong.
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Apart from that it could be taken to mean "little sperm or egg cell".
The Dutch naming immediately struck my eye. I wonder.. it is not an easy name to pronounce for, say, English-speaking people, is it? Even in Dutch it does roll from the tongue a bit awkwardly imho.
Afrikaans also users the -tje ending for diminutives.