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manga

Bingham

mánga

adv. again (generally preceded by a).
va. opposed by a minority.
n. the man opposing.

m'ánga

n. branch.
a. having a branch.

Sabatier

manga

adv. again, repetition.
note. placed between subject and verb.
ex.
  • e a manga kawarai: he came to see me again.
  • e aki manga noraki: it can no longer be seen, it is rarely seen.

manga1

n. a branch, bough, ramification, limb (of tree), knot, fork (of growing trees).
te manga ni kai: branch of tree.te manga-kiriri: twig, sprig, small branch.
a. manga, ae manga: forked, branchy mamanga, mangamanga: very branchy.
sup. kirimangamanga: full of branches, very branchy.
vc. ka-manga: to let or make branches grow.

manga2

n. inconvenience.
v. to be..., to oppose, to reject other's opinions, to put obstacles in way of...

manga3

n. dead branch.
note. different pronunciation from preceding.
a. branching off, branch road.
n. fig. embarrassment, contradiction, complication.
a. complicated.
vc. ka-manga, kamangamanga, kateimanga: to thwart, to oppose, to complicate, to embarrass.
ex. ka-kimangamanga: to confuse completely.