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The Practice of ‘Uvaisi’ among the Ovimbundu.
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 August 2012
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1 An elliptical statement of a sort common to Umbundu speech. It indicates that the girl is a respectable person, belonging to a respectable family, entering into a respectable relationship with another of the same category, and therefore they are expected to act the part.