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iaka

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iáka

vi. spring or start suddenly from surprise.
vi. shiver.
vi. start in.
ex. iaka ni karakinna ba ti na ongora start in to narrate that we may hear the news.
n. shivering or tremor through fear or cold.

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iaka

red. iakaka:
v. to tremble nervously (with or without screaming and wailing) from fear.
n. fright, sudden cold, surprise.
vc. ka-iaka, ka-iakaka: to make..., to cause to cry out in fear, to surprise, to alarm, to frighten, to startle.