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neinei

Bingham

néinei

n. a shallow pool, pond.
a. liquid, fluid.

Sabatier

neinei

from. nei.
na. (1) sheet of water, marshy, swampy, liquid.
vc. ka-neineia: to make more liquid, to add more liquid to a mixture, to shake to see if there is liquid inside.
n. (2) term for an operation of sorcery.

neinei1

or. neia.
n. fish. rainbow snapper.

Goo & Banner

neinei

sn. Gnathodentex aureolineatus.
n. rainbow snapper (hh).

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