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# {{cu noun}} A '''descent''' is the act of going down something, for example a [[mountain]]. <> [[sauka]]. | # {{cu noun}} A '''descent''' is the act of going down something, for example a [[mountain]]. <> [[sauka]], [[gangara]]/[[gangare]]. | ||
#: ''Going up the mountain was very tiring, but the '''descent''' seemed [[easy|easier]].'' | #: ''Going up the mountain was very tiring, but the '''descent''' seemed [[easy|easier]].'' | ||
# {{countable}} A '''descent''' is the way down something. <> [[saukarwa]]. | # {{countable}} A '''descent''' is the way down something. <> [[saukarwa]]. | ||
#: ''The '''descent''' on the east side of the [[mountain]] was particularly [[difficult]].'' | #: ''The '''descent''' on the east side of the [[mountain]] was particularly [[difficult]].'' | ||
# A person's '''descent''' is where they or their family come from. <> [[jini]], [[tsatso]], [[dangi]]. | # A person's '''descent''' is where they or their family come from. <> [[jini]], [[tsatso]], [[dangi]]. [[zuriya]]. | ||
#: ''The [[president]] was of [[African American]] '''descent'''.'' | #: ''The [[president]] was of [[African American]] '''descent'''.'' | ||
#:''They are of the same '''descent'''.'' <> tsatsònsù ɗaya = jininsu ɗaya. | #:''They are of the same '''descent'''.'' <> tsatsònsù ɗaya = jininsu ɗaya. | ||
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- (countable & uncountable) A descent is the act of going down something, for example a mountain. <> sauka, gangara/gangare.
- Going up the mountain was very tiring, but the descent seemed easier.
- (countable) A descent is the way down something. <> saukarwa.
- A person's descent is where they or their family come from. <> jini, tsatso, dangi. zuriya.
- The president was of African American descent.
- They are of the same descent. <> tsatsònsù ɗaya = jininsu ɗaya.