teng1teŋ; mtengkatengsa1earth, piece of land, plot, place, space, ground, floor...alege Asuom za teng a nya ate saa jueli.But the Hare stayed on the ground and watched them climbing up.N choroawa kali ka tengsii ate logni za la.My husband is sitting at the place where the lorry is.dok tengfloor of a roomteng-kaasikaland (soil) degradation2(the whole) earth, worldNama a yaali ain ni yaali daatanga tengka miena nue kama?Do you want to fetch the firewood of the (whole) world until it is all gone?teng zukon earthteng dan sobriat dusk (lit. when the earth gets dark)3Earth (a god or shrine, cf. also tanggbain n.)Teng ale Naawen le maa fu.May Earth and Heaven help you (e.g. said before leaving a house).4country, land, areaAte nurma miena nyin tengsa tog-toga.And all men came from different countries (areas).teng nalung [l l l](Chr.) Heaven (lit. good country)teng moanung [l l l]land of wild and bad creatures, (Chr.) Hell (lit. red country)5town, village, settlementWa poli ain wa dan pa liewa a te Kaadem-naab, ba le yueni ain le ka wa teng-naab la nying ate wa lug.He thought that if he gave his daughter to the chief of Kadema, they would say that he favoured him because he was his town-chief.teng kpang [l lm]backward village ("bush-people")teng kpieng or teng kpiong [l lm], pl. teng kpiengsa [l m l]large town, cityCf. also: teng-kan-kpi-n-kan-kpi n., teng-nyono n., tanggbain n.
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