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Ngeleja

Noun class IXnounReviewedpage 44

Word formsjingelejaplural · source-attested

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Portuguese
Church.
PT Igreja.·FR Église.
Ndongo

Noun class IX

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Animals, things, people, foreign languages, etc...

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Religion & ritual

Ndongo — church; cathedral; temple; house of prayer in which a deity
Kihingu — Calling. Invocation. Patron saint.
Mámbu — Doctrine; prayers; prayers.
Nzāmbi — God.
Dibesá — Blessing.
Jingánga — Corporation of ecclesiastics. Body of priests. Clergy.
Dilómbe — Room reserved for the practice of sacred acts pertaining to
Muúnde — One who baptizes. Baptist.
Múkunji — e sub. (I) Evangelizer; missionary. Apostle. Envoy; announce
Mútangu — Professed (member of a religious order).

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 44 (right)

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