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kati

Bingham

káti

n. a gun, a musket.

kátj

n. a bivalvular shell fish.

kaáti

a. tierce of tobacco.
vi. to play cards.

Sabatier

kati

or. katu.
taka.
pref. to certain words to show superlative (very, entirely).
see katimara, katimarua.

kati1

n. species of shell (used to clean or scrape leaves for mat weaving).

kati2

a. smooth, slippery.

kati3

n. a pack of cards (playing).
v. kati, kakati.

kati4

v. to cause to squirt out, to spout, to gush,to hiss.
from. ti:
vt. katia, kakatia: to make spout, gush, to shoot at, to shoot.

kati5

n. te kati: a gun.
v. to shoot.

kati6

n. te kati ni ben: a dish of coconut cooked in molasses.

Topics: Fish, Shells and sea creatures, Food and cooking