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bang

Bingham

baang

n. indistinct or side sight of a person passing by.

Sabatier

bang

n. with tau, taubang: temperance, moderation.
a. temperate.
adv. moderately.
vt. taua bangin te... taua bangin te amarake: to eat moderately.

bang1

v. itibang, itibabang: seen rapidly, in passing, passing like the wind.
ex.
  • e bang i matau, e aki bane norana irou: it passed before me so quickly I hardly saw it.
  • e kabang: it leaves a blurred, vague vision.