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Kutongesa

verbtransitiveReviewedpage 248

Definitions

1
To order to fight, to cause to fence.
PT Mandar brigar, fazer esgrimir.·FR Faire se battre, faire escrimer.

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War & conflict

Kukwama — To wound.
Kutonya — To slash, to strike blows at.
Kuribeta — To fight; to beat oneself.
Kuluikisa — To make attack with butts.
Kubatamena — To lie in wait; to lay an ambush for.
Kútonga — To handle, to wield weapons.
Kuzengela — To brandish towards.
Kúzubila — To flog; to beat; to thrash.
Kulwa — To wage war. To conquer. To doubt; to bet.
Kujingika — To tighten a siege around; to surround; to envelop.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 248 (left)

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