Kwetu

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adjective
and poss. pron. (contr. of prep. kua and pers. pron. etu). Our; ours.
PT e pron. poss. (contr. da prep. kua e do pron. pess. etu). Nossa; nosso.·FR et pron. poss. (contr. de la prép. kua et du pron. pers. etu). Notre; nôtre.
- o kúria kuetu ku atolo
Seen in the folk-tales
- Uxi: "Ial'é, nanii uadi o kudia kuetu?"Says he: "Friend, who ate our food?"XXIX · told by Jelemía dia Sabatelu.
- Pai â uxi: "Eie, mona ami, u kioua. O hombo, iene xitu ietu; kuene o kudia kuetu, ku tuene mu dia."His father said: "You, my child, are a fool. The goat is our meat; that is the food we are wont to eat."XXIV · told by Jelemía dia Sabatelu.
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On our part; from the country where we were born.
PT De nossa parte; do país em que nascemos.·FR De notre part; du pays où nous sommes nés.
- ku –
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From or for us.
PT De ou para nós.·FR De ou pour nous.
- êza o kuetu
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adv. and poss. pron. pl. Properly our, ours.
PT adv. e pron. poss. pl. Propriamente nossa, nosso.·FR adv. et pron. poss. pl. Proprement notre, nôtre.
- kuetuetu