aomata
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áomata
n. person, especially a Gilbertese.
va. spoken of an egg in which the fetus has begun to develop.
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n. te aomata. man, human, native, a man (particularly a native of the Pacific).
pl. aomata: men, people, the public, humanity.
ex. aroia aomata: customs, habits, manners, ways of natives.
n. te taetae n aomata: vernacular.
a. evolved, developed (as a hatched egg).
visible, real.
visible, real.
ex. ai aomata ra! how real looking!
a. developed, ripe, mature in all its form.
ex.
- e tuai n aomata au iango: my idea is not yet fully developed.
- e aomata ana makuri: his work can be verified.
- e aomata namakaina: the moon is already formed (full).
vc. ka-aomata, kakaaomata: to put on airs, to try to be important.
kaaomata: to wait for development, realization, verification of... to let take form, to execute.
kaaomata: to wait for development, realization, verification of... to let take form, to execute.
ex. ka-aomata te rongorongo: wait and see if the news is true.
n. te tia kaaomata: the executor.
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