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Class IX

1903 entries in this class

SingularPlural
--ji
mbiji – fishjimbiji – fishes

Abútua

Noun class IXnounReviewedpage 16
Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 16 (left)

Anda

Noun class IXnounReviewedplural · page 18

Definitions

  1. 1
    Word used to form the future tense of verbs; they shall.

    PT Palavra com que se forma o futuro dos verbos; hão-de.·FR Mot servant à former le futur des verbes; ils devront.

    • atu ia anda kufua
Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 18 (right)

Asa

Noun class IXnounReviewedpage 19
Word formsjiasaplural · source-attested

Definitions

  1. 1
    botany
    Highly poisonous umbelliferous plant; hemlock. Substance used to prepare mbulungu.

    PT Planta umbelífera muito venenosa; cicuta. Substância com que se prepara o mbulungu.·FR Plante ombellifère très vénéneuse; ciguë. Substance avec laquelle on prépare le mbulungu.

  2. 2
    Substance used to prepare mbulungu.

    PT Substância com que se prepara o mbulungu.·FR Substance avec laquelle on prépare le mbulungu.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 19 (left)

Babangombe

Noun class IXnounReviewedpage 20
Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 20 (left)

Mbáka

Noun class IXnounReviewedpage 20

Definitions

  1. 1
    Crowd; retinue; people; place where many people live or reside.

    PT Multidão; comitiva; povo; lugar onde habita ou reside muita gente.·FR Foule ; cortège ; peuple ; lieu où habitent ou résident beaucoup de gens.

    • mbáka iêza
    • Ku mbáka
  2. 2
    City; capital; seat of a district or province.

    PT Cidade; capital; sede de distrito ou de província.·FR Ville ; capitale ; chef-lieu de district ou de province.

  3. 3
    native or inhabitant of the city; citizen.

    PT natural ou habitante da cidade; cidadão.·FR natif ou habitant de la ville; citoyen.

    • Mukua mbáka
  4. 4
    chorography
    Territory situated between the municipalities of Cambambe, Golungo and Malange, district and province of Luanda.

    PT Território situado entre os concelhos de Cambambe, Golungo e Malange, distrito e província de Luanda.·FR Territoire situé entre les communes de Cambambe, Golungo et Malange, district et province de Luanda.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 20 (right)

Mbakanyá

Noun class IXnounadjectiveReviewedpage 20

Portuguese spellingMbakanhá

Definitions

  1. 1
    Portuguese
    Codfish.

    PT Bacalhau.·FR Morue.

  2. 2
    adjective
    Brackish; that tastes of salt.

    PT Salobre; que sabe a sal.·FR Saumâtre ; qui a un goût de sel.

    • menha ma mbakanhá
Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 20 (right)\u00b7 modern spelling canonical, source spelling redirected

Mbâku

Noun class IXadjectivenounReviewedpage 20

Definitions

  1. 1
    Impotent man; who does not father children; who cannot generate or procreate.

    PT Homem impotente; que não faz filhos; que não pode gerar ou procriar.·FR Homme impuissant ; qui n'engendre pas d'enfants ; qui ne peut pas procréer.

    • riiala ria mbâku
  2. 2
    said of a man who had but can no longer have children; agenesis subsequent to the first children.

    PT diz-se do homem que teve mas já não pode ter filhos; agenesia posterior aos primeiros filhos.·FR se dit de l'homme qui a eu des enfants mais ne peut plus en avoir; agénésie postérieure aux premiers enfants.

    • mbâku ia kavutu
Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 20 (right)

Mbakúsa

Noun class IXnounReviewedpage 21

Definitions

  1. 1
    Said of dry or uncooked foods (flour, roasted maize, coconut, jinguba, etc.) that are eaten raw; food that does not need to be cooked.

    PT Diz-se dos alimentos secos ou não cozinhados (farinha, milho torrado, coco, jinguba, etc.), que se comem crus; comida que não carece de ser cozinhada.·FR Se dit des aliments secs ou non cuits (farine, maïs grillé, noix de coco, jinguba, etc.) que l'on mange crus ; nourriture qui n'a pas besoin d'être cuisinée.

    • kúria kua mbakúsa
Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 21 (left)

Mbalá

Noun class IXnounReviewedpage 21
Word formsJimbaláplural · candidate · corpus spelling “jimbala” ×1

Definitions

  1. 1
    Cyperaceous plant; aromatic sedge; albafor.

    PT Planta ciperácea; junça aromática; albafor.·FR Plante cypéracée ; jonc aromatique ; albafor.

  2. 2
    The root of this plant, with medicinal properties; albafar.

    PT A raiz desta planta, de propriedades medicinais; albafar.·FR La racine de cette plante, aux propriétés médicinales ; albafar.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 21 (left)

Mbâla

Noun class IXnounReviewedpage 21
Word formsJimbâlaplural · candidate · corpus spelling “jimbala” ×1

Definitions

  1. 1
    Miliacious grass; dora; millet; sorghum.

    PT Gramínea miliácea; dora; milho miúdo; sorgo.·FR Graminée miliaire ; dora ; millet ; sorgho.

  2. 2
    Millet plantation.

    PT Plantação de milho miúdo.·FR Plantation de millet.

  3. 3
    Small settlement; town; village; residence.

    PT Pequena povoação; vila; aldeia; residência.·FR Petit bourg ; bourg ; village ; résidence.

  4. 4
    Rodent mammal; mará.

    PT Mamífero roedor; mará.·FR Mammifère rongeur ; mará.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 21 (left)