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Ngálu

Noun class IXnounReviewedpage 42
Word formsjingaluplural · source-attested

Definitions

  1. 1
    Small straw basket in the shape of a bowl.

    PT Pequeno cesto de palha em forma de alguidar.·FR Petit panier en paille en forme de terrine.

  2. 2
    Large wicker basket.

    PT Balaio.·FR Grand panier en osier.

    • kusumbila masa bu ngálu
  3. 3
    Small straw basket in the shape of a tray, also decorated with beads of various colours.

    PT Cestinha de palha em forma de bandeja, também enfeitada com missanga de várias cores.·FR Petit panier en paille en forme de plateau, également orné de perles de diverses couleurs.

  4. 4
    Flat wicker basket.

    PT Açafate.·FR Corbeille plate en osier.

    • ngálu ia Pungu'a Ndongo
  5. 5
    A kind of flat basket (cesto/açafate).

    PT Espécie de condessa (cesto/açafate).·FR Sorte de corbeille plate (cesto/açafate).

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 42 (right)