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selfish   
fia zana-borona ~ [zana-borona, a young bird.] Oppression, extortion, imposition; selfish holding to anything.
mibahana ~ to sit or stand on anything in a straddling manner. ~ to stretch one's self out so as to block up the way; to straddle and block the way
mihirim-belona ~ (lit. to shut the eyes when still living), to be selfish
mamy fo velona ~ selfish.
mamy hanina an-tanana ~ keeping all to one's self, as a sweet morsel in the hand; selfish. See <1mamyfovelona#
sarotra ~ difficult; selfish, hard to get along with; costly

selfish (to be)   
manao fihin-kala ~ to be selfish, to be avaricious, unkind or unmerciful.

selfishly (to act)   
manao am-pihi-mamba ~ to act selfishly

selfishly (to hold to anything)   
manao fia zana-borona ~ to oppress, to crush one's inferiors by hardship or unreasonable severity; to hold to anything selfishly.

selfishness   
fihi-mamba ~ Selfishness, lit. the clutch of a crocodile. ~ the attitude of not letting anything go like a crocodile
fihin-kala ~ Selfishness, avariciousness, churlishness.
fangoronana ~ the act of gathering together and confiscating; the act of rounding up; selfishness