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Bingham
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adv. where? (interrogative).
vt. grate, grind.
Sabatier
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from. i.
vt. to grind, to grate, to pulverize.
v. falling abundantly as in the following.
ex. e ia te karau: it is raining and raining.
ia1
adv. where (interrog.).
ex.
- ko maeka ia?: where do you live?
- ia abam?: what country do you belong to? what nationality are you?
- ko nako ia?: where are you going?
- ko nako mai ia?: where do you come from?
ia2
n. a vein, an artery.
ex.
- ian te rara.
- e bure te ia: the vein is distorted (varicose) cramped, spasm>.
ia3
n. nerve, muscle, tendon.
ex.
- e tiki te ia: the nerve is strained.
- e bure te ia: a cramp <spasm>.
- ian te korakora: the nerve of strength.
- iaia: to have cramps.
- taka iaia: to shiver, to tremble, teeth chattering.
vc. ka iaia: make, cause...
ex. ka iaia mangaina: to move the jaws.
ia4
n. grey or greying hair.
ex.
- e a teke te ia: the hair is beginning to go grey.
- e a koro te ia, e takaiaia te atu: altogether white.
- iaia.
vc. ka-iaia: to make or let grow gre.
ia5
adj. poss. suff. of 3rd per. plur. their.
ex.
- atuaia: their God.
- atuia: their head.
- taekaia: their reputation.
note. see compound words below --.
ia
n. tide, flow, flux, ebb.
ex.
- te moan ia: beginning of spring tides.
- te o n ia: spring tides at highest point.
- te iara: neap tides.
- te kabi n iara: neap tides at lowest ebb-tide.
- te ia kamate: half tide (between neap and spring).
- te ia n ora: lowest point at time of spring tide.
syn. oratangetange, te toki n ia: last of spring tides (taitoki).
vc. ka-iarakea: wait for the tide, the ebb.
ka-ia n ora: wait for...
ka-ia n ora: wait for...
ia7
suf. to tr. verbs followed by animated plural object.
ex.
- ko na batiboia: you must beat them.
- N na tuangia: I will tell them.
- a angania te batoro: they gave them the bottle.
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