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karo

Bingham

káro

n. a parent.

káro

n. very deep water, water dark beause deep.

Sabatier

karo

n. te karo, ka:ro: parents (au karo, am karo). used sometimes for distant relations.

karo1

n. school of porpoises (te karo ni kua).
ex. ana karo Nei Nouma: school of small porpoises.

karo2

v. v.t. karoa, kakaroa: to steal away quietly.

karo3

v. to make dark, to cause obscurity.
n. dark sea bottom, deep water.
vt. karoa, karoroa: make dark or obscure, to darken, to wait till night.

Topics: Shells and sea creatures, Family and people