Portuguese spellingMukuenu
Word formsAkwenuplural · candidate · corpus spelling “akwenu” ×118
Definitions
- 1Who is equal to the person being spoken to. Other. Person of the same condition as the one we are speaking with. Similar.
PT Que é igual à pessoa com que se fala. Outro. Pessoa de condição igual àquela com quem falamos. Semelhante.·FR Qui est égal à la personne à qui l'on parle. Autre. Personne de même condition que celle à qui l'on parle. Semblable.
Seen in the folk-tales
- O nganji uxi: "Eie, Kingungu a Njîla ualungu; eie, Ngundu a Ndala uabele. Mukuenu uamesenene ku mu tambula ngoho o nzamba iê."So and So says: "You, Kingungu a Njila, are right; you, Ngunda a Ndala, are wrong. The other wanted to take his elephant wrongfully."XLII · told by Jelemía dia Sabatelu.
- “Ngulungu é! Mbâmbi! Mukuenu ukata; Ka u mu boloke! Ngulungu é! Mbâmbi! Mukuenu ukata; Ka u mu boloke! Ngulungu é! Mbâmbi! Mukuenu ukata; Ka u mu boloke!”“O Antelope! O Deer! Your friend is sick; do not shun him! O Antelope! O Deer! Your friend is sick; do not shun him! O Antelope! O Deer! Your friend is sick; do not shun him!”XXIII · told by Jelemía dia Sabatelu.