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Tetembuka

Noun class IXnounReviewedpage 365

Definitions

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Firefly.
PT Pirilampo.·FR Luciole.

Noun class IX

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Insects & arachnids

Katelútelu — Firefly.
Dingangánji — Blowfly; buzzing fly.
Kimbiâmbia — Butterfly.
Dimbondo — Wasp; drone.
Dikénze — Moth; bookworm.
Kimbiámbila — Large, diurnal butterfly.
Marimbóndo — Swarm of drones.
Súmi — Fierce ant.
Marimbuénde — Wasps.
Dianga — Tabanid insect, of which there are several species.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 365 (left)

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