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Dinyongo

Noun class IVnounReviewedpage 351

Portuguese spellingRinhongo

Definitions

1
Twist. Delay.
PT Torcedura. Demora.·FR Torsion. Retard.

Noun class IV

di- / ma-

objects of magnitude

ditari – stone

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Time & seasons

Kupatala — To delay; to cause to take longer.
Múlandu — Tardiness; delay. Negligence.
Kunangenena — e intr. To delay; to remain.
M'úkulu — In another time; formerly.
Díkoka — Delay; lateness.
Kukokoloka — To delay; to be slow.
Dibínga — Happened; subsequent.
Kinangenenu — (III) That causes delay.
Kúnanga — e intr. To be late; to take long; to last.
Jiya — At length

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 351 (left)\u00b7 modern spelling canonical, source spelling redirected

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