Portuguese spellingRibanga
Word formsmábangaplural · source-attested · corpus spelling “mabanga” ×2 · review-flagged ×2
Definitions
- 1Mussel; shellfish. More commonly used in the plural mábanga.
PT Mexilhão; mariscos. Mais usado no plural mábanga.·FR Moule ; fruits de mer. Plus couramment utilisé au pluriel mábanga.
Seen in the folk-tales
- Dibanga diazeka izúa iuana ia ubanga; a di tubula.The bride kept the four days of bridal seclusion; then they brought her out.XIV · told by Jelemía dia Sabatelu
- Usanga mona a na Kimanaueze, uxi: “Na velu é! dibanga dié lelu diza.”He finds the son of na Kimanaueze, says: “O young master! thy bride, to-day she comes.”XIII · told by Jelemía dia Sabatelu.