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Kupatala

verbtransitiveintransitiveReviewedpage 225

Definitions

1
To delay; to cause to take longer.
PT Empatar; fazer demorar.·FR Retarder; faire traîner.
Kukuáka

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Kukokoloxesa — To cause delay, to retard, to take a long time.
Kukokoloka — To delay; to be slow.
Kunangenesa — To cause delay, to hold back, to waste time.
Kunangenena — e intr. To delay; to remain.
Kusungila — To keep watch; to stay up.
Kúnanga — e intr. To be late; to take long; to last.
Díkoka — Delay; lateness.
Dinyongo — Twist. Delay.
Kinangenenu — (III) That causes delay.
Kijikijiki — At length; for a long time.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 225 (right)

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