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bataka

Bingham

b'átaka

a. poor, worthless, not having much that is nourishing as certain lobsters.

Sabatier

bataka

from. taka.
a. dried up, dry, parched (throat, beach, coconut, etc.).
ex. e batakataka buau: my throat is dry, I am very thirsty.
vt. kabataka: to make dry, to let get dry, to lose, to waste.