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materanga

Bingham

mæ/teránga

a. spoken of one whose legs are paralyzed in part.
n. partial paralysis of the legs.

Sabatier

mate-ranga

n. paralysis of the legs.
ex. e materanga, a mate rangana: his legs are benumbed, paralysed, tired.
n. ka-materanga: numbness of paralytics.
a. paralysing, tiring.
vc. kamaterangaea: to paralyse.

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