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buti

Bingham

búti

vi. to go along, to move along, to sail along.
n. progress, a moving or going forward, progression.

Sabatier

buti

n. foot, measure. (ENG).
vt. butina: to measure in feet.

buti1

n. course, progress, quickness, progression, advance.
a. which advances, goes, progresses, spreading like thin paste, or mud.
v. buti, bubuti, buti rio, buti rake, buti nako, buti maka, buti mara, butiraoi, buti buaka: to move, to advance, to progress, to go... etc.
vc. kabuta, kakabuta: to make go, move, to drive, to set in motion, to start, to progress, to advance.
ex.
  • kabutiko!: bestir yourself! your turn!
  • kabuta wam!: sail your canoe full speed.

Topics: The body, Numbers and counting