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tatanga

Bingham

tatánga

n. the plate of a building, the sill.

Sabatier

tatanga

n. (1) large horizontal beam in framework of house on which rafters are placed.
n. (2) a large roll (made of pandanus leaves).
(3) imaginary post on celestial navigation map.
vt. tatangana: to take, to use...

Topics: Pandanus, Sea, canoes and navigation, House and village