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Kubengula

verbtransitiveReviewedpage 168

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1
To open a little; to brighten.
PT Abrir um pouco; aclarar.·FR Ouvrir un peu; s'éclaircir.
Kubengumuna

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Kubengumuna — To half-open.
Kubenyesa — To calender; to make shine, to gloss, to give lustre.
Kufumbuka — To be puffed up, bulging.
Kubengumúka — To be or remain half-open
Kuanduluka — To blush; to be flushed.
Kumuemueta — To be soft, ripe.
Kutatumuna — To break, to burst; to rupture.
Kusendumuka — To be dazzled; to have lustre.
Kuzelesa — To dawn; to make clear, clean.
Kulengulula — To hasten; to make lighter, briefer, less time-consuming.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 168 (left)

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