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katarai

Bingham

kátarai

n. a form of incantation.

Sabatier

katarai

v. to pull away young leaves from heart of coconut (kakoko) (not cutting).
n. leaves thus pulled (superstition).
n. an incantation on these leaves.
vt. kataraia: to pull off with a jerk these leaves, palm fronds, feathers.

Topics: Spirits, myth and belief