Definitions
- 1Lacking flesh, emaciated; thin; weak; deficient.
PT Falto de carnes, descarnado; magro; fraco; deficiente.·FR Dépourvu de chair, décharné; maigre; faible; déficient.
Seen in the folk-tales
- Uixi: "Eme ngamesena ku ng' ivila malebu, m' a ngi bele holome ami."Says: "I want to be heard about the insult, which my son-in-law gave me."XLIV · told by Francisco P. dos Santos Vandunem
- Uxi: "Iene o mbeji, i a ngi bele a-Mulombe a Nganzu. Ngiia kiá mu takana sela iami."He said, "This is the month the Blackbirds of Nganzu told me. I will go now and collect my wax."XVI · told by Jelemía dia Sabatelu.