ngaanglngaangkangaangsa1back (of body or object), buttocks, backside (restr.) cover (e.g. gbangka ngangka, cover of a book)(Prov.) Ngaang tuag be ale ge goruk-oa.Where does the back go without (lit. and leaves) the hunchback?2descendant, grandson, granddaughter, grandchildNaawa ngaang ale ti karichima kpagi.The chief's grandson is our headmaster.ngaang biik [l lm] n., pl. ngaang-bisa [l m l](lit. grandson's or granddaughter's child) great-grandchild, great-grandson, great-granddaughter, descendant3transl.: behind, after (sometimes untranslated)Wa za ka tiimu ngaang.He is standing behind the tree.Va ba ngaang.Follow them (va to follow). Go after them.ngaang wie [l lm]words or deeds of the past; past (time)Wanide ka ngaang wie.This affair is past (belongs to the past).ngaang gambari (cf. gambari adj., bari v., to cross), pl. ngaang gambastrings plaited by shepherds, worn crosswise on the back.4surface (restr.)samoaning ngaangouter surface of a samoaning vesselCf. also: ngaanga interj., ngaang-chiak n., ngaang-choa n., ngaang-denoa n., ngaang-viroa n., ngaa-nying adv., nya ngaang zum (cf. zum)
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