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Dikanga

Noun class IVnounadjectiveadverbReviewedpage 345

Portuguese spellingR'kanga

Word formsmákangaplural · source-attested · corpus spelling “makanga” ×9

Definitions

  1. 1
    noun
    • Far.
    • The highest, most distant or deepest point.
    • The vastness of the waters; the open sea.
    • Field; place of combat.
    • Audience; judgement.

    PT Longe. · O ponto mais alto, distante ou profundo. · A vastidão das águas; o mar largo. · Campo; lugar de luta. · Audiência; julgamento.·FR Loin. · Le point le plus haut, le plus distant ou le plus profond. · La vastitude des eaux; la haute mer. · Champ; lieu de combat. · Audience; jugement.

    • u ala r'kanga
    • mur'kangaria kalunga
    • r'kanga ria maka
  2. 2
    adjective
    Faraway; distant; remote.

    PT Longínquo; distante; afastado. Remoto.·FR Lointain; distant; éloigné. Reculé.

    pl. mákanga
  3. 3
    adverb
    • At a great distance (in time and space).
    • Very far.

    PT A muita distância (no tempo e no espaço). · Muito longe.·FR À grande distance (dans le temps et dans l'espace). · Très loin.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 345 (right)\u00b7 modern spelling canonical, source spelling redirected