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kawkawangan
/kawkawaŋan/
Data Qual: This needs tidying up – I just combined two entries [RJH]
 
n.
the clear sky (when there are no clouds); the space between earth and heaven
seini ka taliwarè te langit wey tanè
Ka eriplanu, seeyè egbayyè te kawkawangan.
The airplane is passing in the sky.
Kenè dè egpekeuma ka eriplanu ne eglayang seeyè te kawkawangan te langit wey tanè, su nasayep ka pilutu.
The airplane could not not reach the space between earth and heaven because the pilot was wrong.
Cult. before the langit
Eng. sky; atmosphere; space between earth and heaven
OCM: Ethnogeography (823)
DDP: Air (1.1.2)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
n.
middle between earth and heaven
seini ka taliwarè te langit wey tanè.
Kenè dè egpekeuma ka eriplanu ne eglayang seeyè te kawkawwangan te langit wey tanè.
Eng. midst middle
OCM: Ethnogeography (823), Cosmology (772)
DDP: Sky (1.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,NJK,RJH
Last updated: 12/Jun/2012