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mwinta

Bingham

mwin/taa

adv. behind, on the place spoken of, remaining on a place in charge while others are absent.

Sabatier

mwinta

n. an abandoned place, left desolate, quitted temporarily.
idiom. tiku i mwinta: stay alone in a house when others have left.
vt. mwintaea: to leave behind alone in house or village.
ex. i mwintaeaki: I am left alone after all have gone.
vc. ka-mwintaea...