tanga
Bingham
taánga
vt. to stretch out as a wing.
tángaa
va. straightened out as a fishhook.
tánga
n. a coat of mail, without sleeves, made of coconut fiber.
taánga
n. a married couple.
n. a body of troops, an army.
Sabatier
tanga
vt. to spread, to extend, to develop (wings, etc.), to spread out, to diffuse.
ex. tangaki i aon tano: stretched out on the ground.
tanga1
n. married couple, group, in groups.
v. go in...
ex. te tanga ni buaka: an army, battalion.
tanga2
n. native armour made of closely woven string covering entire body.
tanga3
v. tanganga, tanganga nako: rising upright.
to rise upright, to let go (fish hook, fingers, giving way), let go, to give way.
to rise upright, to let go (fish hook, fingers, giving way), let go, to give way.
fig. abandon, giving in, cease resisting, unable to resist.
vc. katanga, katanganga: to make yield, to cede, to lose hold, to abandon, to resist.