Ana

1. 1

   • Animal individuals in relation to their parents.
   • Sons; daughters.
   • Plant shoots
   • Emanation
   • Offspring
   • Descent
   • Family.
2. 2

   daughters; girls; little ones; young women.
   Examples

   • 💬ana a ahetu
3. 3

   • adj. poss. pl., my children; my descendants
   • Mine
   • My family.
   Examples

   • 💬ana'ami
4. 4

   • sub. pl. Sons of good family
   • Persons of standing
   • Lords.
   Examples

   • 💬ana a jingana
5. 5

   • sons; boys; young men; lads
   • Servants
   • adj. pl. Males.
   Examples

   • 💬ana a mala
6. 6

   • sub. pl. Pupils
   • The pupils of the eyes.
   Examples

   • 💬ana a mêsu
   • 💬ana a mesu atalela ku moxi
7. 7

   • Apprentices
   • Persons learning a trade (in relation to the master).
   Examples

   • 💬ana a mufunu
8. 8

   • Foreigners granted equal rights to nationals
   • Naturalized persons.
   Examples

   • 💬ana mu'xi
9. 9

   • adj. and sub. pl. Minors in the period of adolescence
   • Children
   • Infants.
   Examples

   • 💬ana a ndenge
10. 10

    • sub. pl. Porters
    • Freight boys.
    Examples

    • 💬ana a ngamba
11. 11

    • children of other persons or families
    • Wards
    • Orphans under the direction of one or more guardians
    • Novices.
    Examples

    • 💬ana a ngene
12. 12

    • Angolans
    • Natives of Angola.
    Examples

    • 💬ana a ngola
13. 13

    • sub. pl. Piglets
    • Pigs less than one year old.
    Examples

    • 💬ana a ngulu
    • 💬ana a ngulu arita xinde rimoxi
14. 14

    fig. usurpers; adventurers
    Examples

    • 💬ana a ngúndu
15. 15

    • The two urine-secreting organs
    • Kidneys
    Examples

    • 💬ana a sonhi
16. 16

    • little children
    • Newborns
    • adj. Of tender age
    • In the bloom of youth.
    Examples

    • 💬ana a uisu
17. 17

    • sub. pl. Citizens
    • Sons of the land in which they live
    • Natives.
    Examples

    • 💬ana xi
18. 18

    • adj. and sub. pl. Disciples
    • Children who attend school
    • Students
    • Apprentices.
    Examples

    • 💬ana a xikola

Related entries

• Kíka— Resemblance to ancestors. | Atavism. | The property of repro
• Tuâna— Little children; boys; children.
• Alaúla— Grandchildren | Descendants | Those yet to come.
• Iúba— Said of siblings born of the same mother but not the same fa
• Jitata— The father and mother (of any species). Grandparents and oth
• Mboteka— Having many children; having numerous offspring; prolific; f
• Undandu— Consanguinity; kinship.
• Rivalu— Generation; progeny; descent.
• Karibéngu— Little mouse.
• Míji— Generations. Degrees of filiation. Races; descent. Families,

1. 1

   Denotes those who are distant from both speaker and interlocutor. Those (women); those (men)
   Examples

   • 💬atu aná
2. 2

   pronoun

   (pron. demonstr.) The same; those others. Used to indicate people we do not know or do not wish to name: e.g. —, ákola.

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