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buane

Bingham

buæ/ne

vi. to breeze up after a calm.
n. steam.

Sabatier

buane

n. vapour of hot water, breath.
v. buane, bubuane, buanerake: to make vapour, to exhale... to evaporate.
vt. kabuanerakea: to make go up, to go away.
n. sensation of a breeze on the skin (after a calm).
ex. e a buane, e a buaneane te ang.