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manena

Bingham

mæ/nena

a. of value, of account, of worth.

Sabatier

manena

n. manen te... manena. use, value, importance.
a. manena, manemanena: useful, advantageous, precious, important.
ex. akea manena, akea bongana: useless, valueless, unimportant.
vc. kamanena: to utilize, to make profitable.