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nono

Bingham

noóno

n. a perquisite or recompense in the form of a coconut given to the climber for gathering coconuts.

nòno

a. of firm texture, hard, firm as the ngea.
n. breast-work, a fort, a wall.

Sabatier

nono

n. a pile, mass, wall, tower, fort, trench.
ex. te nono ni buaka: fortress, ramparts.
a. piled, massed, in a mass, heaped up, accumulated, strong, solid, firm.
ex. e nono tangirara iroun Jesu: the love of Jesus for us is immense, inexhaustible.

nono1

freq. of no.
n. a coconut dropped from a bunch as specimen to see if it is at the stage desired.

Topics: Coconut, House and village