kabutika
Bingham
kabútika
a. poisonous as certain fish.
kabútikaa
vt. to visit a canoe just returned form fishing and ask boldly for a portion of the catch.
Sabatier
kabutika
v. to drive a car or vehicle.
kabutika1
vt. to cause a surprise, a meeting, to visit, to go to meet, to take occasion of someone's good luck in order to get something from them to eat or drink.
ex. ka butika te wa: to go to meet a canoe coming back from fishing expedition (in order to beg some fish).
n. te kabutika.
ex. te amarake ae kabutika: food which invites others to come and partake of (or) food bringing ill-luck.
Topics: Fish, Sea, canoes and navigation