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tunga

Bingham

tuúnga

vi. to swoon from hurt.

túnga

n. a canoe plug, a boat plug.

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tunga

n. scuttle hole, evacuation hole, plug to stop this hole, stopper...
ex.
  • bonotan te tunga: stopper.
  • buta tungana: pull out the plug, the stopper.
  • bonota tungana: plug or stop the scuttle hole.

tunga1

from. tu.
v. tutunga: to ooze (as around plug).
vc. katunga, katutunga.

tunga2

nv. weakness, fainting, swoon, fainting from weariness, weakness.
ex.
  • tong: fainting from shock, emotion.
  • bakoa: fainting at sight of blood.
vc. katunga, katungaunga: causing, to cause...

Topics: Sea, canoes and navigation

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  • tungana to make a hole in..., to let out water, to put a plug in..., to plug,…