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hinganga
/hiŋaŋa/
Var.1: inganga
v_rt.
“open_mouth”
 
vi.
for someone or something, e.g., a snake, bird (egginganga/eg-inganga, migginganga/mig-inganga/ingginganga/in-inganga, ginganga, agent, eg><ø-) to open its mouth (eggingangeen, eggingange:n, ingginganga/in-ginganga/migginganga/mig-inganga/pigginganga/pig-inganga, patient, eg><en-)
Eggunganga ka pispis te maya su egpasabud te iney.
The chick of maya bird open their mouth because the mother bird will feed to them.
Eng. open mouth; mouth, open
DDP: Mouth (2.1.1.4)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for a mother (egpeyinganga, migpeyinganga/impeyinganga, agent, eg><ø-pA-) to ask her child to open up their mouth (egpeyingangeen, impeyinganga/migpeyinganga/pigpeyinganga, patient, eg><en-pA-)
Eng. ask, to (open up something)

Updated by: RJH,AAA,RAA,QDL
Last updated: 14/Dec/2009

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"hinganga"