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ino

Bingham

íno

n. maggot.
vi. be eaten of maggots.
be extinguished as a fire.
vi. die.
ex. ko na ino you will die.

Sabatier

ino

n. a worm, larva.
red. a. inoino: full of worms, worm eaten, having worms in.
ex. e ino te ai: the fire smoulders (no flame or smoke).
vc. ka inoa, ka-inoinoa: to bring on putrefaction, to put out flames.
ex. inon te Korouangungutu i Motuna: Beast of Nei Tituabine out of which were produced men (Kaurae, Kaura, Take, Kauratoka, Kaureiti, Kouratake, Manuwenikaura). myth.

ino1

v. i-no, ino-no: to be face to face, to look at one another.
syn. i-tara mata.
vc. ka-inonoa: to place face to face.