atanga
Bingham
atánga
n. upper plank in a canoe.
n. mutual friendship.
ex. a bae atangaia (metaph).
Sabatier
atanga
n. gunwale.
syn. buatanga.
vt. atanga: to place side by side, juxtapose.
fig. te atanga, a atanga: liaison, friendship, united by moral bonds, mutual attraction, similar tastes, age, character, understanding, agreement.
v. bae atanga, kabae atanga: be joined by...
ex.
- kabae atangaia: join or tie together, for ex. two canoes adrift, two screens, roki, etc.
- a bae atangaia: things or persons bound or united, physically or morally.
Topics: Sea, canoes and navigation