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bangè
/baŋɔʔ/
v_rt.
“hold_between”
 
vt.
for a person or animal (egbangè, migbangè/imbangè, bangè, agent, eg><ø-) to hold something (egbangeen, imbangè/migbangè/pigbangè, bangea, theme, eg><en-) between its teeth, e.g., a dog stealing a shoe
Egpamangè ka bayaku te me derewunen su egsalahen din.
Egpakabangè te dilè.
Swallow one's tongue. (Used as an idiom to describe a shattering event such as one's wife committing adultery.)
Eng. hold in teeth; clamped in teeth; teeth, hold in; mouth, hold in
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for person or animal (egpamangè, migpamangè/impamangè, pamangè, agent, eg><ø-paN-) to carry something through their mouth (egpamangeen, impamangè/migpamangè/pigpamangè, pamangè, patient, eg><en-paN-) somewhere (egpamangaan, impamangaan/migpangaan/pigpamangaan, location, eg><an-paN-)
Eng. carry something (by the mouth)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vi.
for something, e.g., underpants with loose elastic (egpakabangè, nakabangè, agent, egpAkA-) to ride into one's backside crevice
Nakabangè diyè te kulitut te batè ka kayu.
The piece of wood slipped into the child's backside crevice.
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,AAA,NJK,QDL,NJK,RJH
Last updated: 21/Dec/2011