Phapha

Noun class IXnounReviewedpage 336

Word formsJiphaphaplural · candidate · corpus spelling “jiphapha” ×24

1
Ray (fish).
PT Arraia.·FR Raie (poisson).
Seen in the folk-tales
- Ngunda mona; Kadingu mona; Papa, Ngunda, Kadingu, tuie etu.Ngunda is a child; Kadingu is a child; Papa, Ngunda, Kadingu, let's go.VI · told by Jelemía dia Sabatelu.
- O tuana, majina mâ: o dikota, Ngunda; o kadi, Kadingu; o katatu, Papa.The children's names were: the eldest, Ngunda; the second, Kadingu; the third, Papa.VI · told by Jelemía dia Sabatelu.
2
Wedge; stake.
PT Cunha; estaca.·FR Coin; piquet.
3
Ferule.
PT Palmeta.·FR Palette (instrument de punition).
4
Reference point.
PT Ponto de referência.·FR Point de repère.
5
Small strip of twisted cotton that servants wear around their neck as a sign of mourning.
PT Pequena tira de algodão torcido que os serviçais põem ao pescoço em sinal de luto.·FR Petite bande de coton torsadé que les domestiques portent au cou en signe de deuil.