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Kuombelela

verbintransitiveReviewedpage 224

Definitions

1
To walk crouched, squatting.
PT Andar agachado, acocorado.·FR Marcher accroupi, à pas courbés.

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Motion & travel

Kuminganana — To walk crooked, leaning (with the chest out)
Kutangata — To walk with legs apart.
Kuxakata — To drag one's feet while walking. To shuffle.
Kuriatesa — To order to trample, to tread down.
Kukukumba — To walk overburdened, overloaded not knowing where to rest.
Kuxéna — To move with one's bottom on the ground; to go dragging alon
Kubetama — To lower; to bend down; to lean (towards the ground)
Ku'undujuka — To walk staggering (like drunkards).
Kukolojoka — To crouch at every step.
Kutanjala — To stroll (within an enclosure)

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 224 (left)

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