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tingo

Bingham

tíngo

a. worn thin, worn out, dilapidated.

tíngo

vi. to talk idly.
var. ng - k.

Sabatier

tingo

va. tingotingo, betingo, maratingo:
drenched, dripping with water, dripping wet, soaked to dripping state.
vc. katingoa, kamaratingoa: to soil, to wet, to drench.

tingo1

a. ti ngo (ngore) worn out, threadbare, shabby, in rags, tatters.
ex. tingotingo, betingo, betingoingoi, me-n-tingoi: maratingo: impregnated with dirt.
vc. katingoa, kamaratingoa: to make become..., to wear out, reduce to tatters, to soil with dirt.

tingo2

a. tingo n taetae: loquacious, talkative, fluent; tingoraraoi: a good speaker, eloquent, interesting.
ti ngo,... ngongo, tingo n taetae: too talkative.
n. tingoraraoi: good speaker, interesting raconteur, good story teller.