dictionary / translation Lingala

mokúwa, pl. mikuwa (class 3/4 : mo- (mu-) / mi- : objects)
nkúwa, pl. bankuwa (class 9/10 (2) : - / - (ba-) : plural invariable from context (or informal/modern ba-))

bone

pl. mikuwa - bankuwa
skeleton

mikuwa ya mbisi
src : Connie

6 examples (bandakisa motóbá) ...

nyama ya mabele, nyama ya mikuwa: a mammal, a vertebrate
Oza elengi kofiba koleka mokuwa ya makoso. © Fally Ipupa: You're nicer to suck on than the bone of porc legs. (=delicacy)
mikuwa ya mbisi: fish bones
pesa mbwa na ngai mikuwa wana. alia.: Give those bones to my dog. That he eats.
Miliki ezali malamu mingi pona mikuwa.: Milk is very good for the bones.
Alie soso tii abuki mikuwa.: She ate the chicken up to breaking the bones.

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