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Kisétu

Noun class IIInounReviewedpage 146

Definitions

1
Marquetry piece; inlay.
PT Marchete.·FR Marqueterie; incrustation.

Noun class III

ki- / i-

Things, and all augmentatives.

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Tools & crafts

Kiriatelu — Treader; presser.
Kuséta — To inlay; to damascene; to embed.
Kizu — Sheath; scabbard.
Kibhangelu — Piece used to shape another, imparting its form to it. Mould
Kisetelu — Workshop or place for marquetry work.
Kúsesa — To engrave; to model; to sculpt. To make cuts in; to chip. T
Kisoso — Prick or hole made with a punch.
Kisungilu — Puller; tool for pulling.
Muséti — Marquetry craftsman; damascener.
Kutoteka — To stamp; to brand; to print.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 146 (right)

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