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mango

Bingham

mæ/ngo

n. fontanel [skull joint].

maángo

vi. howl.
n. howl.

Sabatier

mango

n. fontanella (on head).

mango1

n. two stem posts of canoe.

mango2

n. a cry, scream, sob (collective).
v. mango, mangongo, mangonako: to be grieved, in mourning, in sorrow, to lament, to cry, to howl, to bawl, to moan, to bellow.
n. mango n tang: a cry of grief, sorrow.
ex. mango n tangira: plaint of love.
vc. kamangoa: to cause to moan,... howl.

Topics: Sea, canoes and navigation, The body, House and village