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mamira

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mamira

from. mam: fresh water.
n. aspersion or blessing with fresh water or water from coconut on composers, speakers, orators, singers to make their kuna sweet, melodious (kind of sorcery or superstition).
vt. mamira: to bless, to make sweet, harmonious (te kuna).
a. beautiful, handsome, delightful.
ex.
  • te mamira ni kai: a beautiful tree.
  • te mamira n aomata: a handsome man.