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Kusunatesa

verbtransitiveReviewedpage 239

Definitions

1
To cramp; to make scarce, short.
PT Acanhar; tornar escasso, curto.·FR Réduire; rendre insuffisant, court.

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Kukaulukisa — To make scarce, diminished, to put out of use.
Kukaulula — To make scarce; to make rarer.
Kukoloka — To squat; to become lower; to shrink.
Kukauluka — To become scarce; to diminish, to become less frequent.
Kásosa — Leisurely; slowly. Little by little. In instalments. Sluggis
Kubuebuesa — To make wilted, slack, empty.
Kuburika — To break; to split. To go bankrupt; to become poor.
Kunengana — To be malleable, easy to handle.
Kumuemueta — To be soft, ripe.
Kuphopheka — To narrow; to tighten; to restrict.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 239 (right)

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