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has gloss | eng: Taotao Mona (also commonly written as taotaomona or taotaomona, from Chamoru taotao, "person/people" and mona "precede", loosely translated as "people before history" or "ancient people") are spirits of ancient inhabitants believed to haunt the mountains and wild places of the Mariana Islands, which include Luta, Saipan, Tinian and Guam, in Micronesia. Belief in Taotao Mona is present throughout these islands. |
lexicalization | eng: Taotao Mona |
lexicalization | eng: Taotaomona |
instance of | (noun) the visible disembodied soul of a dead person ghost |
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has gloss | cat: Taotaomona ("la gent dabans de la història", o "gent antiga" en chamorro) són els esperits dels avantpassats que es diu que encanten les muntanyes i llocs salvatges de les illes Mariannes, que inclouen Rota, Saipan, Tinian i Guam, a Micronèsia. La creença en els Taotaomo'na no només es troba a Guam sinó a moltes de les illes de les Mariannes. |
lexicalization | cat: Taotaomo'na |
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