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Úxilu

Noun class VnounReviewedpage 378

Definitions

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Deafness.
PT Surdez.·FR Surdité.

Noun class V

u- / mau-

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Perception & senses

Múxilu — Deaf. Hard of hearing. Who hears little.
Kuxilúka — Said of deaf people who recover their sense of hearing.
Kifófo — Blind.
Kuxilula — To make (someone who could not hear due to illness) hear.
Kufosoka — To lose one's sight; to go blind
Ufóso — Short-sightedness; blindness.
Kivise — That makes one hear.
Mâuia-uia — Sounds heard from afar, indistinctly.
Mupiôpio — Whistle.
Kafejetela — In a muted manner; in a low voice; in secret.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 378 (right)

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