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maneka

Bingham

m'áneka

n. footstepp.

mæ/neka

n. scar.
a. in the early age of springtide.
a. scarred.

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maneka

n. a trace, footprint, mark, gash, scar, steps cut in trunk of tree for climbing, traces showing limit of tide.
v. m'aneka, mam'aneka, manekaneka:
to have..., to mark..., t gash...

maneka1

v. maneka, maneka rake, maneka rio: to leave marks low down, or high up (flow, ebb).
kamaneka, kamanekaneka: idem.
nv. koro-maneka: to make notches in coconut tree trunk in order to climb.
vt. koro-maneka.

Topics: Coconut