bon
Bingham
bqn
adv. truly, indeed, really, unquestionably.
n. black soil, loam which has been sifted.
Sabatier
bon
adv. of insistence; truly, really, surely, perfectly, certainly.
ex.
- boni ngai: it is I.
- e boni koaua: it is true.
- e bon aki: certainly not, surely not.
bon1
n. leaf mouldd, humus.
vt. bonia: to put leaf mould on, to fertilize, to manure.
v. io bon: to sift the black soil.
syn. tano-bon, bon-roro.
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