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lanawes
/lanawɔs/
n.

n.
a very large type of swift
Ka seini ne kalasiyan te bayaku inngaranan te lanawes puun te dahing naan dè ka egkarineg nu ke eglayang seini ne eglihad kuna, kenè nud egkakita.
Warè e rè duè nakarakep te lanawes bunsud te pegkeetew ku.
Since I was born I've never caught a lanawos bird.
Cult. 20 in. wing span
Syn. dahing
Eng. swift; bird variety
OCM: Fauna (136)
DDP: Bird (1.6.1.2)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: RT

v.
for someone (eglanawes, miglanawes, agent, eg><ø-) to hear voice from near to far
Miglanawes e ka laheng te ekang su mariyu e kanta.
Owl voice is echoing because it's far from us.
Lanawes naande ka egkarineg ta su ganna re migligkat sikandan.
We just only hear their echo because they left a minutes ago.
Eng. echo
OCM: Annual Cycle (221)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F

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Last updated: 06/Oct/2017

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