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banga

Bingham

bánga

vi. to be ignorant, not to know.

b'ánga

n. a fish trap.
a mosquito net.
a house erected on poles on the tide flats to escape from mosquitoes.
vi. to hide in a hole.
to enter a trap or mosquito ner.

Sabatier

banga

see n. babanga.

banga1

n. a hole, cavern, excavation, hiding place, refuge, den, lair, net, eel pot, snare, mosquito net.
v. banga, babanga, banganako: to hide oneself in... to take refuge in... the action of...
vc. kabanga, kabanga nakoa: to hide, to poke, to stuff into a hole, etc.

banga2

n. banga n: the hole of... den of...
v. to have the custom of... habit of... craze, inclination to...
ex.
  • te banga ni kewe: habit of telling lies.
  • bara ni... niba ni... I banga ni kewe:
syn. bara ni... niba ni...
ex. I banga ni kewe: I am in the habit of telling lies.

banga3

n. babanga, bangabai: ignorance.
a. ignorant.
v. to be inept, incapable.

Topics: Fish, Fishing, House and village