aitao
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aitao
orig. ai-tao or ai-toa.
a. submerged, covered, overflowing.
ex.
- e aitao te rua, e aitao te maniba, e aitao te raiti n te bata: the rice is slightly covered with water.
- te bike n aitao: a sandbank nearly covered by sea.
- e aitaorake tai: the sun is going up towards the zenith.
- e aitaorio tai: the sun has passed the zenith.