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Muvelu

Noun class IInounReviewedpage 328

Definitions

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Portuguese
Ball of yarn.
PT Novelo.·FR Pelote (de fil).

Noun class II

mu- / mi-

Inanimate things; covers almost all trees and plants.

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Tools & crafts

Ulekelu — Way of weaving, of warping.
Muhuhu — Border; edging.
Muxilondo — Weaver. Man who works at a loom.
Kumamejeka — To add little by little.
Kangoji — String; cord; thread.
Muzuíri — Skewer
Selembe — Small axe; hatchet.
Dibofelu — Place where weaving is done.
Musúri — Wineskin-maker (Better to use the adj.: mubange a lsúri).
Ujikitilu — Way of tying.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 328 (left)

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