noun

Plural: bakabunong'

MEANING

A young girl.

EXAMPLE OF USE

1. Aupa kabuno?o. MEANING He has married a non- nubile girl. Also said of a young man who marries two early.

2. Aupwa kuli kabuno?o. MEANING She is married to a youngster.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST: Kabutiti

 

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

Used when referring to girls given in marriage before their nubility.