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worthy, fit, suitable, sufficient; efficacious from spiritual power, obtained from charms, prayers, intercourse with (souls of the dead) or (a spirit of the weather, fertility, and natural forces – usually female)
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Nggela
mana
*mana₂
power in natural phenomena; thunder, storm wind
[Etymon]
mana₂
power in natural phenomena; thunder, storm wind
Contribution:
CLDF dataset derived from Blust's "Austronesian Comparative Dictionary"
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Language:
Nggela
Parameter:
worthy, fit, suitable, sufficient; efficacious from spiritual power, obtained from charms, prayers, intercourse with (souls of the dead) or (a spirit of the weather, fertility, and natural forces – usually female) [699e21ca8fee1d48a320c0f243c89319]
Source:
Fox 1955
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