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Mukua-ngánji

Noun class IadjectiveReviewedpage 308

Definitions

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Bold; impudent
PT Atrevido·FR Effronté
Ngánji

Noun class I

mu- / a-

Animated beings, rational beings, people.

mutu – person

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Emotion & feeling

Kubhukumukina — To make oneself bold towards.
Ngánji — Boldness. Arrogance. Audacity; insolence.
Kubhukumuka — To be bold, petulant, ill-mannered.
Kúkaka — To be reckless, courageous.
Kurikenya — To become spoilt; to turn coy.
Kutukumukisa — To frighten, to intimidate.
Kubaluka — To be in revolt, enraged
Kukolokofesa — To encourage; to make persevere.
Kusakamana — To be mischievous. To be restless.
Kulakama — To be fervent, bold, fearsome.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 308 (right)

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