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nanoanga

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næ/noanga

n. sympathy.
a. compassionate, sympathetic.

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nanoanga

n. compassion, pity, sympathy.
v. to be compassionate, to sympathize.
n. rai nanoanga, rarai nanoanga: home sickness, dumps, melancholy.
vt. nanoanga (ngaea): to have pity, to have compassion, to pity.
ex. ko aki nanoangai? haven't you any pity for me?
a. ka-nanoanga: pitiful, lamentable, to be pitied.

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