bong
Bingham
bong
n. night, a day of 24 hours.
bqng
a. being night, dark.
Sabatier
bong
n. night.
ex.
- e a bong: it is night.
- e bong: it is dark.
n. bongibong: twilight.
nukanibong: midnight.
nukanibong: midnight.
adv. ni bong: at night.
ex.
- ngke bong: last night.
- kabonga: to wait till night, till dark, to stay the night at...
bong1
n. a day of 24 hours, day, date, period, epoch, season.
ex.
- te bongina: one day.
- uabong: two days.
- tenibong: three days, etc.
n. te moanibong Monday.
te kauabong Tuesday.
te katenibong Wednesday.
te kaabong Thursday.
te kanimabong Friday.
te kaonobong Saturday.
te tabati, te tabu Sunday.
te kauabong Tuesday.
te katenibong Wednesday.
te kaabong Thursday.
te kanimabong Friday.
te kaonobong Saturday.
te tabati, te tabu Sunday.
ex.
- te moanibong: beginning of the good season.
- Ana bong Rimwimata: season of Antares, good season, end April to end October.
- te tae ni bong: end of good season.
- Ana bong Nei Auti: season of Pleiades, bad season, October to April.
- kanoan te bong: daily happenings.
- n te bongina: on a certain day.
v. otobong: to fix a date; ua-bong:to stay, to stay till night, to stay late.