Contribuição para o estudo da influência do português na língua quicongo 4.

  FRAGMENTOS HISTÓRICOS DE  ANGOLA    

Por MANUEL ALFREDO DE MORAIS MARTINS – 1958

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VIDA MATERIAL

                    D) Agricultura    

                                                                                     F) Comércio

Ananási, nanási, nananzi e nanása  –  Ananás                                    Deva (M)                      Comprar a crédito, dever

Sàbóola,nsàbóola,nsàboboora, bola                                                    Ndévo (S)                      Dívida, crédito  

e bóola                                                   Cebola                                     Fiáta (Vi)                        Fiar

Buva                                                       Uva                                          Malenswa                      Uma peça de pano vermelho dando para uma

Limau,nlimau,e limanu                         Limão                                                                              dúzia de lenços de assoar e usada antigamente na permuta

Fulata                                                     Goiaba                                                                            Tem também o significado de tecido vermelho.

Ngwava e ngalavwa                               Idem                                        Lóoza e elózia               Loja, armazém, casa comercial

Nkóve,nkovi, kófe, nkóvya                    Couve                                       Mételo                           Metro

Lalanza, lalanzi, nlalanzi, nlalánza                                                        Mfwadu e mfwalu         Fardo

Maláala e nlála                                      Laranja                                     Mpakóota                      Pacote

Mámau,mamo mámu                           Mamão/Papaia                        Mpéesa                          Medida de cerca de 2 metros de “peça”

Lóoso e lozo (S)                                     Arroz                                         mu-ndiida                      Medida; também significa “pequeno garrafão” de medida

Mmanga e minanga                              Manga/mangueira                   Palata                             Dinheiro em prata

Mása matrigu                                        Trigo/(masa designa                Pésa (M)                         Moeda de 2 francos ( deve derivar de “peça” antiga moeda.)

                                                               todos os ceriais)                      Venda e Vendula            Vender depressa, com facilidade

Tumáata e tumáatu                              Tomate                                     Ki-mpombo (S)                Medida ainda usada na compra do café, no Uige e na Damba                                                            

Káfe, káfi e Kafwe (S)                             Café                                                                                   ( começou a ser usada no estabelecimento de um comerciante

Fúumu                                                    Tabaco ( de fumo)                                                            de apelido Pombo, e daí a designação )

Madióko                                                 Mandioca                                 Vité                                   Vintém

Wale (S)                                                  Sal                                                                                      G)Profissões

Wôto (Vi)                                                Horto                                                                                 Fwaàyéta e fayeta                     Alfaiate

E) Pecuária                                                                                                                                        Mpinti                                         Pintor

Kaváalu mvalu e kwválo (Vi)                 Cavalo                                                                                Maddinyelo                                Marinheiro

Mpatu e mpatwa                                   Pato                                                                                   Maesta                                        Mestre (carpinteiro/pedreiro)                 

Múula                                                     Mula                                                                                  Lavadelo e lavandelo                 Lavadeiro

Buru, búula,búuluku e búuluka            Burro, cavalo                                                                    Solodáado,soláadi (S)                 Soldado

Kuéia (Vi)                                                Coelho                                                                              Saladôlo                                       Serrador                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                          Kuzinyelo                                     Cozinheiro

                                                                                                                                                          Makinisa (Vi)                                maquinista

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