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Portuguese spellingBua

Definitions

  1. 1
    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.

  2. 2
    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.

    • ndê bua ngánji
    • ng'atundu bua kuaku
    • o jingangula j'aturila bua Nexi
  3. 3
    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.

    • bua ene
Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 28 (right)\u00b7 modern spelling canonical, source spelling redirected