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a while
ākuanei, nōnakuanei
a while
awhile, little while, short-term, temporarily, temporary
ākuanei, nōnakuanei
adjective; adverb
Usage
he car spray-paint wet leave-alone a-while dry
Translation
He spray-painted the car. It was wet so he left it a while to dry.