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Ngóngo

Noun class IXnounNeeds reviewpage 48
Word formsJingóngoplural · candidate · corpus spelling “jingongo” ×9 · review-flagged ×3

Definitions

  1. 1
    • Suffering
    • Tribulation
    • Affliction
    • Martyrdom
    • Grief.

    PT Sofrimento · Tribulação · Padecimento · Martírio · Pesar.·FR Souffrance · Tribulation · Affliction · Martyre · Peine.

    • kumona ngóngo
  2. 2
    • Forced labour; misfortune
    • Hardship; difficulty
    • The world, toil, one's environment, life
    • Way of living
    • Out in the world, through life.

    PT Trabalho forçado; desgraça · Aperto; dificuldade · O mundo, a labuta, o meio, a vida · Modo de viver · Pelo mundo, pela vida fora.·FR Travail forcé; malheur · Épreuve; difficulté · Le monde, la peine, le milieu, la vie · Mode de vie · Par le monde, à travers la vie.

    • kuia mu ngóngo
    • kuvuala ku 'arile o kanjila mu ngóngo
  3. 3
    • Food and the necessities of life
    • Society
    • Social intercourse.

    PT Alimentação e necessidades da vida · Sociedade · Convivência.·FR Alimentation et besoins de la vie · Société · Vie en commun.

    • sumba ndungu ku sakuke, ki ûia mu ngóngo ku sakele
Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 48 (right)

Ngongo

Noun class IXadjectivenounReviewedpage 48
Word formsjingongoplural · source-attested · corpus spelling “jingongo” ×9 · review-flagged ×3

Definitions

  1. 1
    • Twin brother
    • One of the first children born of the same birth.

    PT Irmão gémeo · Um dos primeiros filhos nascidos do mesmo parto.·FR Frère jumeau · L'un des premiers enfants nés du même accouchement.

  2. 2
    • The pair; the counterpart
    • Twin.

    PT O par; o semelhante · Gémeo.·FR La paire ; le semblable · Jumeau.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 48 (right)