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-ranga
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Māori
Etymology
From a conflation of mi poz-pol-pro *-laŋa and poz-pol-pro *-raŋa, from a rebracketing of mi poz-oce-pro - nouns ending in /d/ /l/ /ⁿr/ /r/ and poz-oce-pro *-aŋa.
Pronunciation
ranga '-
Suffix
mi suffix
-ness, -ity (derived noun suffix)
Usage notes
Used for verbs which take the passive suffix -ria.
Derived terms
mi
Related terms
-anga
-hanga
-inga
-kanga
-manga
-tanga