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kataoatia

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kataoatia

v. to bypass islands.
vt. kataoatia: idem.
ex. ngke ti borau mai Tarawa nako Abemama ti aki moana Maiana ma ti kataoatia: when we went from Tarawa to Abemama we did not call at Maiana, we passed off it (tao-ati).

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v. to fill up to the brim, to make overflow.