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Kwamba

verbtransitiveReviewedpage 159

Portuguese spellingKuâmba

Definitions

  1. 1
    To say.

    PT Dizer.·FR Dire.

  2. 2
    To express by means of writing, of signs.

    PT Exprimir por meio de escrito, de sinais.·FR Exprimer au moyen de l'écrit, de signes.

    • o ribubu u ambe kiebi?
  3. 3
    To allege; to affirm; to state; to set forth.

    PT Alegar; afirmar; referir; expor.·FR Alléguer; affirmer; rapporter; exposer.

    • ele u a ki ambe, u biluluka ringi?
  4. 4
    To censure; to speak ill of.

    PT Censurar; falar mal de.·FR Censurer; médire de.

    • u amba muxuenu n' eie ue
  5. 5
    To indicate; to propose.

    PT Indicar; propor.·FR Indiquer; proposer.

  6. 6
    • Kuríamba, v. r. To affirm oneself; to call oneself, to refer to oneself.
    • To censure oneself, to speak of oneself.
    • To declare oneself; to express oneself.

    PT Kuríamba, v. r. Afirmar-se; chamar-se, referir-se. · Censurar-se, falar de si. · Declarar-se; exprimir-se.·FR Kuríamba, v. r. S'affirmer; se nommer, se référer. · Se censurer, parler de soi. · Se déclarer; s'exprimer.

    • k'ariambe, muene u riambela
Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 159 (right)\u00b7 modern spelling canonical, source spelling redirected