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wene

Bingham

wéne

vi. to lie down, to lie.

Sabatier

wene

n. wewene, wenewene, weneraoi, wenebuaka, wene n tararake, wene n tangaina, wene n rarikiriki,... ni baraki: lying position.
v. to lie, stretch on ground, be lying down, lying flat,... well,... badly,... on back <supine>,... on side,... face down <prone>.
vc. kawenea: to lay down, to put down, to place on ground, to leave in place,... in peace.
ex.
  • kawenea te...: leave alone, don't talk any more about it.
  • niwenewene: to be or stay lying all the time.
  • wenetiku, weneman: to stay in place to stay a long time in same place.
  • wenetibu: lying decaying in place.
  • wene katoto: always lying down, sleeping everywhere.
ex. wene ni bure: fornication <fornicate>, adultery.