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kabo

Bingham

kabó

vi. to meet again.
n. a parting salutation, antiphonal ruoia.

Sabatier

kabo

n. agreement, accord, unison.
v. to make meet, to make agree, to unite, to reassemble, to reunite.
vt. kaboa: idem., to join together, to couple.

kabo1

n. goodbye, farewell, adieu.
v. to make an appointment to meet, to agree to meet.
kabo ma...: to say goodbye to...
ex.
  • kabo i...: to agree to meet at...
  • kabo ma: to take leave of...
  • ti a kabo, ti a bo, e a bo te aba: goodbye.

kabo2

n. a mixture, a jumble, a mixture of kabubu.
vt. kaboa, kaboboa: to mix, to knead, to blend, to intermix.

kabo3

n. change, exchange.
vt. kaboa, kakaboa: to exchange, to buy, to pay, to compensate, to get even with.
ex.
  • kaboa nako...: to sell to... kaboa mairoun...: to buy from...
  • kaboa mwin: to compensate, to make amends.
a. ae kakaboaki: can be bought, dealt in. ae aki kakaboaki: gratis, for nothing.

kabo4

pref. in compound words: competition, rivalry, exchange, contest.
ex. kabo-ara, kabo-aro, kabo-bai, kabo anene, kabo-birimaka, etc.