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Kadiju

Noun class XnounReviewedpage 103

Portuguese spellingKariju

Definitions

1
- Little tooth.
- Denticle.
PT Dentinho. · Dentículo.·FR Petite dent. · Denticule.

Noun class X

ka- / tu-

Diminutive

kahoji – little lion

In the same topic

Body & health

Kadibuinyi — Small gap between teeth.
Máju — Teeth.
Kutokona — To pick (the teeth).
Kábobo — Toothless. Person who lacks their front teeth.
Kamabuinyi — Toothless; edentulous.
Buinyi — Absence of a tooth from the mouth
Kukúnya — To gnash; to nibble; to gnaw.
Kukomonona — To sweep with a finger repeatedly.
Bunyanga — Missing some teeth
Kuboboka — To have no (front) teeth.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 103 (right)\u00b7 modern spelling canonical, source spelling redirected

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