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buanibai

Bingham

buæ/nib'ai

va. bereaved, made distitute, suffering loss.

Sabatier

buanibai

n. damage happened, loss sustained, ill luck.
v. kabuanibai: to have an accident, to suffer a loss.
vt. kabuanibaia: to cause an accident, or loss.
ex. kakabuanibai, kakabuanibaia.
n. te kabuanibai: an accident, calamity, disaster, catastrophe.