aba
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aába
a. four, in counting leafves.
ába
n. land.
n. people, generally, the world.
n. abba [religious title] (ENG).
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aba
n. country, land, earth, world, property.
fig. people, the crowd, they.
ex.
- e mananga te aba: they are going.
- te aba n taningo: a distant country.
ex. te aba n uea: a kingdom.
ex. te aba n utu: land inherited or land of a family.
ex. te aba n tangira: land given or received as a gift.
ex. te aba n nebonebo: land given or received in compensation for a murder.
ex. te aba n toka: land captured in war.
ex. te aba te bora: land given or received on account of a certain ancient custom (a woman putting a wreath of flowers around the neck of an uncle (distant) of her husband during a public assembly).
ex. te aba ni kakua: land given or received in gratitude for assistance.
ex. te aba ni batike: land or place where a person found sanctuary or refuge from an enemy.
ex.
- abarerei: flourishing land.
- te aba ni mumuta: reward for nursing.
- te aba n tibu: for adoption.
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a. four (for counting leaves).
Topics: House and village, Numbers and counting