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marena

Bingham

mæ/rena

n. space between.
a. intermittent.

Sabatier

marena

n. interval, space between.
a. ae marena: spaced at intervals.
ex. te marenana, ua marena, etc.: one interval, two intervals, etc.
vt. marena:: to intercalate, to interpose, to put between.
n. marena ni bong: interval of days.
vt. marenanibongia: to do every second or third... day.
adv. i marenan: between, among.
ex.
  • i marenara: between us.
  • i marenami: between you, etc.
vc. ka-marena: leave a space between.
syn. kamaranga.