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katumaua

Bingham

katumáua

vt. to make great as one's crying, to give utterance to much grief.
ex. e aera teuaei ngkae e a bon katumaua te tang?

Sabatier

katumaua

sup. superlative of katua.
v. to make ooze, to flow (for ex. tears).
ex. e katumaua n tang: he shed bitter tears.