Portuguese spellingKuambela
Definitions
- 1
- To warn; to let know.
- To transmit.
- To say,
- To bring to the knowledge of.
PT Avisar; fazer saber. · Transmitir. · Dizer, · Fazer chegar ao conhecimento de.·FR Avertir; faire savoir. · Transmettre. · Dire, · Faire parvenir à la connaissance de.
Seen in the folk-tales
- Uatumu kuambela phai â, na Nguvulu, ku tandu, uxi: "Eme, kunu, ngala ni kanjila."She sent word to her father, the Lord Governor, up at the residence, saying: "I, here, I have a little finch."III · told by Jeremias da Costa, known as Jelemía dia Sabatelu
- Tuabalumuka boxi; tuaii mu kuambela ngana Madía: "Ngana, zá, utale mundele uala ku meza."The girls got up quietly; they went to tell mistress Maria: "Mistress, come, see the white man who is at the table."III · told by Jeremias da Costa, known as Jelemía dia Sabatelu