Class III

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   Spherical; circular; round; rounded, full, fat; chubby.

• Kumbumbika— To dent | To round; to make spherical. | Also r.
• Kikengele— Slanted; askew.
• Rileku— Mischievous; cheeky; unruly.
• Munjându— Large; big; voluminous.
• Musunúnu— Etiolated; stiff; taut.
• Málenge— Shackles; rings; chains; fetters.
• Rifúne— Soft; flabby.
• Rikúndu— Circumference; hoop; circular enclosure.
• Kuvembuka— To be arched, curved; to remain bent.
• Mifumba— Curved, arched lines. fig. Eyebrows.

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   pronoun

   demonstrative pronoun for something present; this
   kiki
2. 2

   pronominal suffix of nouns and adverbs
3. 3

   right now; at this very moment
4. 4

   conjunction

   conjunction: at the moment when; when
5. 5

   at this moment; lo and behold
6. 6

   in view of this; while
7. 7

   adverb

   : at this instant; now; well then
8. 8

   noun

   : the present time

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   • Father; procreator; progenitor
   • That which produces the generation
   • Trunk; root.
   Examples

   • 💬nguri 'âna
   kinguri

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• Rivalu— Generation; progeny; descent.
• Kivari— Who has many children. | Progenitor. | Parturient.
• Luvalu— Descent; offspring; lineage; posterity.
• Utata— Paternity. | That which confers paternal authority.
• Jitata— The father and mother (of any species). Grandparents and oth
• Katata— Paternal | Paternal.
• Kuvala— To be delivered; to give birth; to give birth.
• Mboteka— Having many children; having numerous offspring; prolific; f
• Tâta— Father.
• Ngóri— Twin | Brother born of the same birth.

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   Yours (m. and f.)
   Examples

   • 💬imuna iáie
   iê

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   • Others (m.); others (f.)
   • Not these; different
   • Not equal
   • Following
   • Remaining
   • Preceding.
   Examples

   • 💬mikolo iakamukua

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   • Claws
   • Nails
   • Nail marks or scratches.
   Examples

   • 💬iâla ia'ngo

• Kikalu— Scratch; slight tear in the skin. | Excoriation; nail scratc
• Kakiala— Small nail or claw | Dim. of kiála.
• Kisunyate— Part of the fingertip where the nail becomes ingrown and adh
• Kinjônjo— Pinch; scratch with the nails.
• Kubalata— To scratch (without wounding). | To claw | To pull (hair/fur
• Muinya— Thorn . Pimple (on the skin); skewer.
• Kungánga— To bite; to sting | To take a bite of.
• Kitote— Burn. | Welt; blotch. | Brand; mark; stain | Sin; stigma; fa
• Lúbolo— Binding; crease | The groove that a bandage makes in the fle
• Mákanda— Sole of the feet; palm of the hands.

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   • Allegations
   • Sayings
   • Reasons
   • Affirmations
   • Texts
   • Expressions
   • Utterances
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   • Preparation; precaution; prior work
   • Preparations: fittings out
   • Set of actions to begin something or some work
3. 3

   • To prepare
   • To carry out preparatory acts
   • To coordinate; to make; to compose
   • To fit out; to qualify; to forestall.
   Examples

   • 💬kuta iámbu
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   • To prognosticate; to foretell
   • To announce
   • To predict
   • To predispose.

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• Jindunda— Responsibilities. | Faults. | Complaints | Information; rumo
• Maboxela— Public announcements; notices | Proclamations | Promotional
• Manongo— Inspirations; advice.
• Jihunji— Protests | Privations | Oaths.
• Maritátu— Excuses; circumlocutions; evasions.
• Izuélu— Speeches | Sayings | Conversation | Phrases; words.
• Jipata— Doubts; Discord; Controversies; Dissidences; Diversity of op
• Milongi— Insinuations; advice.
• Kúbinga— Petition; request. | Supplication; plea.
• Kitélu— Comparison; manner of speaking; example | Fact adduced as de

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   • Supernatural beings
   • Deformed beings
   • Mythological deities
   • Gods of the deserts, mountains or lakes
   • Nymphs.
   Examples

   • 💬kutelekela ianda
   iondo
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   Word used, in this class, to form the fut. pl. of verbs. They shall.
   Examples

   • 💬o milemba ianda kutoloka

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• Kitúta— Nymph. | Supernatural being. | Demigod.
• Máhamba— Evil spirits . Genies; gods of paganism.
• Asakiri— Diviners; those who divine; men attributed with the gift of
• Jinzambi— Divinities of any religion | Gods.
• Mbungula— myth. Deity; evil angel who seeks the perdition of Humanity
• Jinzumbi— Souls of the dead | Spirits | Manes | Goblins.
• Kianda— myth. Fabulous monster.
• Ngánga— Priest; prophet; one who possesses or reveals great knowledg
• Kiánga— Illusion produced by supernatural arts. | Fascination. | Mag
• Mulóji— Sorcerer; scoundrel; witch doctor: tuta ria nvula ri avula m

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   Specimen also known as mutala-menha.

• Mupémbia— Mallow.
• Kibátu— Capsule; husk . Covering of certain seeds. Film. fig. Lie, f
• Mâfu— Dead leaves | Dried grass reduced to powder.
• Muánzu— Fulo.
• Muhundua-hundua— Malvaceous plant.
• Kiríngu— Generic name for euphorbiaceous plants of which the cassava
• Muande— Glutton; big eater | Devourer.

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   • Common and generic name for various annual or perennial plants, grasses, sedges or forage plants, which dry out after fruiting (andropogon amulatus).
   • Grass
   • Wild plant of uncultivated land
   • Coarse grass
   • Lawn grass
   • Land covered with grass.
   Examples

   • 💬iângu ia kandâmbia
   • 💬ng'endele muiângu
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   Husks; coverings of fruits, capsules, etc.
   Examples

   • 💬iângu ia makunde
   ixaxi
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   • Quantity of dry tree leaves
   • Chaff
   • Hay
   • Fodder
   • Pasture.
   Examples

   • 💬iângu ia mungenge
   • 💬kuéne o ngómbe kueniê iângu
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   • Sweepings
   • What is gathered by sweeping
   • Dust
   • Straw
   • Rubbish.
   Examples

   • 💬kukukulaiângu
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   V. kauéue.
   Examples

   • 💬iângu ia kauéue
   kauéue
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   • medicinal plant of the Asteraceae family better known as 'herva Santa Maria'
   • Ambrosia.
   Examples

   • 💬iângu ia nzambi
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   Ambrosia-like plants.
8. 8

   • Grassland
   • Grassy land
   • Ground where coarse grass grows.
   Examples

   • 💬ixi iaiângu

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• Kátengu— Grass plant (Andropogon muricatus) used for fodder and wicke
• Rilangala-ximba— Molasses grass. Sticky and sweet grass.
• Kapúia— Ornamental grass (aristida adcensionis).
• Mása— Genus of plants of the grass family that yield wheat, millet
• Ndíngu— Grass | Herbaceous plant with long, tough, woody and cutting
• Ríbubulu— Horsefly.
• Kinufe— Plant of the grass family (dactylos tenium aegyptiacum) used
• Kauéue— Forage plant of the family Gramineae (Panicum madagascariens
• Kasôke— Herbaceous plant of the family Poaceae (Heteropogon hirtus),
• Ndanda— Gramineous plant that grows among wheat (Cyperus rotundus).