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interjectionReviewedpage 339

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Denotes a detonation or loud bang.
PT Designa detonação ou estrondo.·FR Désigne une détonation ou un fracas.

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Perception & senses

Pukutu-pukutu — Expression of the sound produced by shaking a wet or coarse
Ubazelu — Way of bursting, of exploding.
Húiu — Onomatopoeia expressing the sound of a collapse
Piáta — Imitative sound of the act of spitting or the discharge of a
Mbémbu — Repetition of a sound reflected by a hard surface; echo; son
Kusasala — To make a rustling, noise.
Kingungu — Snorer; one who snores.
Kulúma — To chastise.
Tá! — Comparative expression denoting the sound of a pistol shot
Puanzangala — Thunderous sound of crockery or glass breaking.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 339 (left)

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