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Ítumbi

Noun class IIInounNeeds reviewplural · page 68

Definitions

  1. 1
    • Bailers
    • Small paddles for bailing water from small boats.

    PT Batidouros · Pequenas pás para alijar águas das pequenas embarcações.·FR Écopes · Petites pelles pour vider l'eau des petites embarcations.

  2. 2
    figurative
    Slaps; cuffs.

    PT Bofetões; sopapos.·FR Gifles; soufflets.

    • kubana ítumbi
  3. 3
    • hearing
    • Hearsay.

    PT audição · Outiva.·FR ouïe · Ouï-dire.

    • ítumbi ia kuteka
  4. 4
    adverb
    • By hearsay
    • By word of mouth
    • From mouth to mouth.

    PT De ouvi-la · Por ouvir dizer · De boca em boca.·FR De l'avoir entendu dire · Par ouï-dire · De bouche en bouche.

    • maka ng'a ma ivila mu-ia kuteka
Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 68 (left)