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Ubheka

Noun class VnounadjectiveReviewedpage 369

Portuguese spellingUbeka

Definitions

  1. 1
    Solitude; isolation.

    PT Solidão; isolamento.·FR Solitude; isolement.

    Seen in the folk-tales

    • Uaxala ubeka uê.He remained alone by himself.III · told by Jeremias da Costa, known as Jelemía dia Sabatelu
    • Iama ixi: "Tata, uauane; tuatena kiá; uaxala ubeka ué."The animals say: "Father, you have divided; we are now content; only your own share remains (for you to deal with)."III · told by Jeremias da Costa, known as Jelemía dia Sabatelu
  2. 2
    Loneliness; desolation.

    PT Soledade.·FR Solitude ; désolation.

  3. 3
    Isolated; alone.

    PT Isolado; só.·FR Isolé; seul.

  4. 4
    Without companion or witness.

    PT Sem companheiro ou testemunha.·FR Sans compagnon ni témoin.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 369 (right)\u00b7 modern spelling canonical, source spelling redirected