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moaniba

Bingham

móaniba

a. excelling, perfect.
n. excellence, perfection, a famous person.

Sabatier

moaniba

n. the first, the best, the most excellent, the flower of..., the cream of..., the phoenix, excellence, perfection, superiority, supreme.
ex. moaniban te rabakau, moan te rabakau: most clever, very clever.
vc. kamoanibaea: to put in the first rank, in the esteem, to praise the superiority of...
ant. mwiniba.