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Phala

prepositionReviewedpage 335

Portuguese spellingPála

Definitions

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Portuguese
For; in order to.
PT Para; a fim de.·FR Pour; afin de.
Seen in the folk-tales
- Ka axidivilê kima phala kusokana ndenge ê.Nothing came of it for marrying off her younger sister.IX · told by One of Chatelain's Sunday-school boys at Loanda, unnamed
- "Phala ku mu lemba, muhetu ua ngi nganala.""In order to woo her, a woman has beguiled me."II · told by “Piolho”
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