ka

B ka     intj an exclamation of emphasis always followed by some statement   v the causative prefix   a seeing indistinctly   n a cart, a carriage, a car (ENG) O ka     note Words with causative "ka" are not repeated except for a few usual words in order to make the meaning clearer for some special reason. All "ka" words are not causative; some very simple words begin with "ka".   pref causative joined to nouns, verbs, adjectives, participles. meaning:   pref to make, to do, to cause, to render, to provoke, to urge to, to wait till, to let, to let ripen, to give time to, to permit.   ex ka-ngaina: to wait till day, to let the day dawn   ex karokoa: to let come, to wait for the coming   ex katawa: to let ripen, to wait till it is ripe   ex ka-makuria: to make work, to set in motion O ka1     pref to certain names of fish it gives the meaning of fishing for that fish.   ex kabakoa: shark fishing O ka2     note ka follows the general rule of redoubling of syllables to indicate frequence or intensity of the action.   ex ka-tanga: to make cry   ex kaka-tanga: to make cry often (the first ka is generally long) O ka3     note ka placed before a numeral adj. cardinal gives the ordinal number (preceded by the article always).   ex tenua: three   ex te katenua: the third   ex tebubua: one hundred   ex te katebubua: the one-hundredth.it is the same with the inter. num. adj.   ex iraua?: how many?   ex te ka-iraua?: what number? O ka4     a tired, dim (said of eyes after looking too attentively or too long at an object, or from defective sight).   from kai:   ex E ka matau: My eyes are dim.   ex te ka ni mata, kan te mata: dimness of sight   ex ae mata ka: who looks comically in order to see   ex E ka matau n te ang: I am blinded by wind. O ka5     v to make yawn O ka6     n car, cart, vehicle, chariot, carriage   ex moto-ka (motor-car): truck, bus

kaaba

B kaæ/ba     cau vt aba

kaababa

B kaabaába     cau vt ababa O kaababa     n a donation of land (gift, legacy, dowry).   v to give land

kaababaka

B kaab'aáb'aka     vt to make great, to enlarge

kaaeaea

B kaaeáea     vt to cause to creep or crawl

kaaeaka

B kaaeáka     vt to send or carry ashore

kaaeka

O kaaeka     see v.t. kaeaka

kaaerakea

B kaáerakéa     vt to send or carry ashore   vt to send or carry ashore

kaaeto

B kaáeto     cau n aeto

kaaibuaka

B kaáibuaka     cau vi aibuaka

kaainea

B kaáinea     vt to let a girl mature to womanhood

kaainenuma

B kaáinenúmaa     cau vt ainenuma to care for as a married woman

kaainga

B kaáinga     cau vt ainga

kaaintoa

B kaáintoa     cau vt aintoa

kaaiota

B kaaaioóta     cau vi aiota to wait til early morning dawn

kaaira

B kaáira     cau vi aira

kaairaoa

B kaáiraoa     cau vt airaoi

kaairoa

B kaáiroa     cau vt airo to await evening twilight

kaaiwaea

B kaaiwaáea     cau vt aiwae

kaakawa

B kaakáwa     cau vt akawa

kaakea

B kaakéa     cau vt akea

kaakoakoa

B kaakóakoa     cau vt akoako

kaamakaia

B kaaámakaia     cau vt amakai to wait for a coconut to become an amakai before plucking it

kaamakoro

O kaamakoro     n a fraction <fourth>

kaamarake

B kaámarake     cau vi amarake

kaamarakea

B kaámarakéa     cau vt amarake

kaamata

B kaámætaa     cau vt amata to cook rare or partially

kaamoamoa

B kaamóamoa     cau vt amoamo to cause or diract one to carry a burden on an amo

kaamwia

B kaamwía     vt to let a coconut tree mature all its fruit

kaananaua

B kaanánaua     cau vt ananau

kaanaua

B kaanáua     cau vt anau

kaanea

B kaánea     cau vt anea to direct one to fish with anea

kaaneanea

B kaaneánea     cau vt aneane

kaaneka

B kaaánekaa     cau vt a:neka to praise, or speak of one as acting properly

kaaneke

B kaáneke     cau vt aneke

kaang

B káang     n a variety of seaweed

kaangabaia

B kaángab'aia     cau vt angab'ai

kaangabea

B kaángabea     cau vt angabe

kaangara

B kaángara     cau a angara

kaangia

B kaángia     cau vt angi

kaangibue

B kaángibue     cau vi angibue

kaangibuea

B kaángibuéa     cau vt angibue

kaangitaban

B kaang/itaban     cau vi angitaban

kaangitanaboaboa

B kaángitanabóaboa     cau vt angitanaboabo

kaangitanenea

B kaángitæ/nenea     cau vy angitanene

kaaninga

B kaáninga     cau vt aninga

kaanoai

O ka-anoai     nv a certain way of fishing with coconut

kaanoaia

B kaanoáia     cau vt anoai to make a calm streak or surface on water as with oil

kaanoanoa

B kaanóanoa     cau vt anoano to direct one to beckon to another

kaantia

B kaæn/tia     cau vt anti

kaaoaoa

B kaaoáoa     cau vt aoao to cause one to propel a canoe with a pole

kaaobuaka

B kaáobuakaa     cau vt aobuaka

kaaoka

B kaáoka     cau vt aoka

kaaomakuna

B kaaomákuna     cau vt aomakuna

kaaomata

B kaáomata     cau vt aomata

kaaong

B kaáong     vi to fish for aong

kaaongia

B kaaóngia     cau vt aongia

kaaoraba

B kaáorab'a     cau vt aorab'a

kaaoraia

O kaaoraia     vt kakaaoraia: to prepare, to put outside (ao: outside) things one is taking away

kaaoraka

B kaáoraka     cau vt aoraki to make one sick, to make sickly a land

kaaoraki

B kaáoraki     va causing sickness, unhealthy

kaaoraoa

B kaaoráoa     cau vt aoraoi

kaara

B kaaáraa     cau vt a:ta: to make broad as a mat

kaararake

B kaárarake     cau vi ararake

kaararakea

B kaárarakéa     cau vt ararakea

kaarikia

B kaárikia     cau vt ariki

kaarobairia

B kaarobáiria     cau vt arobairi

kaarokuikui

B kaarokúikui     cau vi arokuikui

kaarokuikuia

B kaarokúikuia     cau vt arokuikui

kaataeia

B kaatáeia     cau vt ataei

kaataibai

B kaatáib'ai     cau vi ataib'ai

kaataibaia

B kaatáib'aia     cau vt ataib'ai

kaatama

B kaátamaa     cau vt atama:

kaatatai

B kaátatai     cau vi atatai

kaatataia

B kaátataia     cau vi atatai

kaatataiaomata

B kaatátaiáomataa     cau vt atataiaomata

kaaua

B kaáua     a fourth

kaauau

B kaaáuau     n kabubu mixed with scraped coconut O kaauau     n a dish of kabubu and grated coconut

kaaubeabea

B kaaubéabeaa     cau vt aubeabea

kaautakia

O kaautakia     vt kakaautakia   from au to try to pass for important, to act haughtily <haughty> by making others wait

kaawarurua

B kaawárurua     cau vt awaruru

kaawawa>

B kaawáwa>     cau vt awawa

kaba

B kába     n copper (ENG) B kába     vi to build or construct, as a canoe or a ship   n canoe or ship building O kaba     n copper, brass, zinc (ENG) O kaba1     v to keep silent.   n te i-kaba: game of blind man's bluff O kaba2     a which causes heartburn, belching (heavy food).   vc kabaea: to make belch O kaba3     note the final a very brief.   n string (very fine and strong) used in the building of canoes O kaba4     n work or construction done with kaba (string).   na te kaba uoua, te kaba ten, etc.   na kaba double, triple, etc.   vt kaba, kaba te wa, kaba te kaibuke: to build a canoe, a ship. lit. to tie, to tie together.   n te tia kaba: canoe builder, constructor   ex te tia kaba te kau ni wae: the shoe maker   ex te kabanimtao: a special way of making canoes

kabaau

L kabaau     sn Cypraea (Gastropod)   n snail

kababa

B kábaba     n flattery   vi to engage in flattering B kábabaa     vt to flatter O kababa     n rope fixed to top yard-arm of sail as support O kababa     n fishing for flying fish at night without torches O kababa1     vt to flatter.   n flattery.   vc kababa: to flatter to folly

kababaka

B kab'aáb'akaa     vt frequentative of kab'aka

kababane

B kabaábæne     n the entire doing of, the embracing all

kababanea

B kabaábænea     vt to include all, to make all to, to complete

kababanga

B kábabanga     vi to cause want of knowledge

kababatei

B kababaátei     vi to incline, to cant

kababateia

B kababaáteia     vt to place as the head downward

kabae

B kábae     vi to engage in tying, binding, or lashing   n a waist-mat, cord prepared for lashing O kabae     n te kabae, te kabaebae: bandages, strings, belts of all kinds O kabae1     n special mat for dancers going from armpits to knees, tied at the waist with a rope of women's hair, mat lavalava O kabae2     n engagement, knot.   vt kabaea, kabaebaea: to tie, to bind, to tie up with string, to tie up, to become engaged

kabae bara

O kabae bara     n a mode of fishing in which bara are caught in a snare

kabae kie

O kabae kie     v to pack, to pack up, to get ready for a voyage, to get ready to go

kabaea

B kabáea     vt to tie, to bind

kabaeanga

O kabaeanga     n a promise of mutual help

kabaebae

B kabáebae     vi frequentative of kabae   n the act of binding, imprisonment, confinement, a running into debt

kabaenata

B kab'aenaáta     vt to heap up

kabaenikai

B kabáenikai     cau vi baenikai

kabaenikaia

B kabáenikáia     vt to hinder or engage one who is busy

kabaeure

O kabae-ure     n string, binding used to pull together the ribs of a canoe which have widened out

kabaia

B kab'áia     a fortunate, happy, highly favored   n blessedness, good fortune O kabaia     a kakabaia: happy, contented, satisfied, fortunate, blessed.   n felicity, beatitude, contentment, satisfaction, prosperity, well being, delight, rapture.   vc kakabaia: to make happy, to get happiness, to bless, to wish happiness, to wish good luck

kabaibai

B kab'áib'ai     cau vi b'aib'ai O kabaibai     n donation, endowment.   vc kabaibaia: to make inherit, to endow.   vc kabaibaiaka ...

kabaibaia

B kab'aib'áia     cau vt b'aib'ai

kabaibata

B kabáibæta     vt to give more force to, as the voice   vt to wait upon the wind until it is stronger

kabaibati

B kabáibæti     vi to use more or much force as in throwing or speaking

kabaikabubu

B kabáikábubu     cau va baikabubu awkward in throwing or spearing

kabaikabubua

B kabáikabúbua     cau vt baikabubu

kabaikatekea

B kabáikatékea     vt to speak of one's self as skilled in throwing

kabaikorakia

B kab'áikorákia     vt to encumber with much luggage

kabaikuikuia

B kabáikuikúia     vt to make one hesitate to shoot or throw, lest the wrong object be hit

kabaimano

B kabáimæno     va skilled in fitting or matching canoe planks

kabaimaran

B kabáimæran     cau va baimaran

kabairaraoa

B kabáiraráoa     vi to praise one for B kab'áiraráoa     cau vt b'airaraoi to furnish well

kabairaraoi

B kabáiraráoi     va conducting one's self impartially in distributing food B kab'áiraráoi     va causing or tending to a condition of being well furnished

kabairawerawe

B kabairæ/weræw     cau vi bairawerawe

kabairekereke

O Kabairekereke     n a constellation comprising several stars of Scorpion

kabairemwe

B kabáiremwe     cau vi bairemwe

kabairemwea

B kabáiremwéa     cau vt bairemwe

kabairua

O Kabairua     n a star of Scorpion

kabaitata

B kabáitata     vi to work rapidly   n rapid work B kabáitataa     vt to make one's self work rapidly

kabaiteke

B kabáiteke     cau va baiteke shooting or carrying well as a gun

kabaitekea

B kabáitekea     vt to speak of one as a sharp shooter

kabaitoka

B kabáitoka     cau va baitoka doing with rapidity B kabáitokaa     vt to expedite one's work

kabaka

B kabáka     vt to cause one to hunger B kabákaa     vt to pelt, to strike with something thrown B kab'áka     a ugly in appearance, homely, not well proportioned   vt to make fall, to cast down   n candied coconut molasses   n a place suitable for casting the net O kabaka     from baki   vc to gather together, to get together   ex used only as follows -- kabakia, kabakingkami O kabaka1     from baki   vc to cause hunger, to starve O kabaka2     vc to make fall, to knock down, to throw down O kabaka3     a deceptive, good for nothing, useless (person) O kabaka4     n a well-chosen place to let down a fishing net O kabaka5     n a dish of grated coconut mixed with boiling hot kamaimai

kabakabaka

B kab'ákab'aka     vi to engage in making to fall B kab'ákab'akaa     vt frequentative of kab'aka O kabakabaka     n thick molasses (kamaimai) O kabakabaka1     v to make fall, to scandalize.   a scandalous.   vc kabakabaka: to scandalize.   n scandal O kabakabaka2     v to beat pandanus leaves with mallet to soften them

kabakai ira

O kabakai ira     nv a kind of magic ceremony at which the hair was cut

kabakanakoa

B kab'akanákoa     vt to wait until after another has gone

kabakantang

B kabákantang     vi to provoke to envy

kabakantanga

B kabákantanga     vt to provoke one to envy

kabakaraea

B kabákaráea     vt to scatter about, to throw into confusion, to litter

kabakarotoa

B kabákarótoa     vt to make a fire blaze up

kabakaruru

B kabákaruru     vi to make very hungry

kabake

B kab'áke     vi to have the lips drawn to one side

kabakea

B kab'akéa     vt to draw the lips to one side

kabakekete

B kabakékete     vi to make light, to make less heavy

kabakeketea

B kabakéketea     vt to make light, to make less heavy

kabaki

B kabæ/ki     va causing hunger   n a cause of hunger, a place with scarcity of food O Kabaki     n name of a man in ancient times.   ex ana ma Kabaki: a reddish place (tari bo, tari-ura) in the west where the current gathered flotsam and wreckage.   ex arokani Kabaki, te arabungea, te kai ni beti: floating timber   ex te kai ae aitoa: wood, trees half-submerged and hardly visible   ex te kai ae aimauna: wood or trees, tree trunks submerged and only visible at times among eddies   ex ana man Kabaki, Nei Karia, and Nei Karokoa: names for white phaeton which indicates by its high or low flight the distance of land

kabakitaia

B kabækitáia     vt to make hungry

kabakoa

B kabákoa     n fishing for sharks

kabaku

B kabáku     vi to engage in cutting off heads, or babai tops   n beheading, the cutting off the tops of babai

kabakua

B kabákua     vt to behead, to cut off a babai top, literally, to behead a babai

kaban

B káb'an     n a shell-fish, the O kaban     n a shell fish   ex species -- te kaban ni maran, kaban tabuki, kaban n anti, kaban-kokoti, kaban kokoa, kaban bareka G káb'an     sn Nerita plicata (i), Plicate nerite (ja) L kaban     sn Nerita plicata (gastropod)   n snail

kabana

B kab'ána     a improvident, given to loafing O kabana     a kabanabana deceptive, good for nothing, hopeless, most incapable.   see b'ana