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bangaki

Bingham

bæ/ngaki

va. crossed at right angles.
a. offended, sullen, sulky.

Sabatier

bangaki

a. offended, sullen, sulky (see Bingham).

bangaki1

a. crosswise, across, crossed.
vt. kabangaka: to cross, to put across.
see uabangaki, kaibangaki, tabangaki, rabangaki.
idiom. e bangaki i marawa te na ni manuao: there are many warships at sea.
ex.
  • e bangaki te aomata n ana tabo te Tua: there is a crowd of people at the Government Station.
  • ko bangaki: fig. you are cross, vexed.