Bwa

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adjective
(contraction of prep. 'bu' and poss. pron. 'ia') Of them (f.); of them (m.); with them; of their person; belonging to their person.
PT (contração da prep. 'bu' e do pron. poss. 'ia') Delas; deles; com eles; da pessoa deles; pertencente à sua pessoa (deles).·FR (contraction de la prép. 'bu' et du pron. poss. 'ia') D'elles; d'eux; avec eux; de leur personne; appartenant à leur personne.
Seen in the folk-tales
- Kasexi ubita buà Ngulungu, u mu ibudisa ioso ialodidila.Philantomba passed by Antelope's place, and asked him what he was crying about.XXVI · told by Francisco P. dos Santos Vandunem, a blind but gentlemanly old man of Loanda's native aristocracy, said to descend from a royal line of the A-Luá-lunga or A-bidi tribe.
- O kia kavua, ki abixidile buà ngana Vidiji Milanda, inga ukuata mu dila o kuinii dia masanga ni maiadi.On the ninth day, when she arrived where ngana Vidiji Milanda was, she began to weep the ten jugs and two full.I · told by Version A: João Borges Cezar
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adverb
In them (f.); in them (m.); in their place; in their land.
PT Nelas; neles; no seu lugar; na terra deles.·FR En elles; en eux; à leur place; dans leur pays.
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of them indeed; in their true place; certainly.
PT deles mesmo; no seu verdadeiro lugar; com certeza.·FR d'eux-mêmes; dans leur véritable endroit; certainement.
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