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Ku

prefixprepositionparticleReviewedpage 159

Definitions

  1. 1
    prefix
    used to form the infinitive of verb stems: zuela (speaks) (to speak); tala, (looks), (to look), etc.

    PT para infinitivar a radical dos verbos: zuela (fala) (falar); tala, (olha), (olhar), etc.·FR servant à former l'infinitif des radicaux verbaux: zuela (parle) (parler); tala, (regarde), (regarder), etc.

    • ku zuela
    • ku tala
  2. 2
    preposition
    from, to, in, for, etc.

    PT de, a, em, para, etc.·FR de, à, en, pour, etc.

    • ng'atundu ku bata
    • ng'endele ku ribia
    • muene uala ku tandu
    • ku eme ngiia ku Putu
  3. 3
    part. adv. indicating action, place, etc.

    PT part. adv. indicativa de ação, de lugar, etc.·FR part. adv. indicative d'action, de lieu, etc.

    • tunda ku
    • jika ku
Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 159 (left)