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nango

Bingham

nángo

n. fly.

Sabatier

nango

n. fly, blowfly (nango n I-Matang).
a. nango-nango: full of, swarming with...
vc. ka-nangonango: to attract flies.ka-nangonangoa: idem.

nango1

n. a support, stock, roller for canoe, prop, wedge.
v. nango, nangonango: to put a support,... a prop to.

nango2

n. fig. nango teiana, nango uai, nango tenai: certain days calculated for navigation.

Topics: Sea, canoes and navigation