Kwamba

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1
To say.
PT Dizer.·FR Dire.
Seen in the folk-tales
- Fenda Madia uazuata, inga ubanga ki ene mu kubanga-jinga, inga utanga o ngongo jié joso, inga uamba: “Aba eie, Kamasoxi, kuamba kidi, eie, uabene o mueniu.Fenda Maria dressed, and did as she was accustomed to always doing, and recounted all her hardships, and said: “But you, Kamasoxi, to tell the truth, you gave him his life.I · told by Version A: João Borges Cezar
2
To express by means of writing, of signs.
PT Exprimir por meio de escrito, de sinais.·FR Exprimer au moyen de l'écrit, de signes.
- o ribubu u ambe kiebi?
3
To allege; to affirm; to state; to set forth.
PT Alegar; afirmar; referir; expor.·FR Alléguer; affirmer; rapporter; exposer.
- ele u a ki ambe, u biluluka ringi?
4
To censure; to speak ill of.
PT Censurar; falar mal de.·FR Censurer; médire de.
- u amba muxuenu n' eie ue
5
To indicate; to propose.
PT Indicar; propor.·FR Indiquer; proposer.
6
- Kuríamba, v. r. To affirm oneself; to call oneself, to refer to oneself.
- To censure oneself, to speak of oneself.
- To declare oneself; to express oneself.
PT Kuríamba, v. r. Afirmar-se; chamar-se, referir-se. · Censurar-se, falar de si. · Declarar-se; exprimir-se.·FR Kuríamba, v. r. S'affirmer; se nommer, se référer. · Se censurer, parler de soi. · Se déclarer; s'exprimer.
- k'ariambe, muene u riambela