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katuna

Bingham

kátunaa

vt. to urge one's daughter to accept an offer.

Sabatier

katuna

v. (1) to join, to stick together, to put together whether one will or not.
vt. to engage young children in view of future marriage (ancient custom), to engage or make children marry without their consent.
note. In the North the word katona is also used and has a less strong meaning, to make agree to.
ex. a katunaia natia, a katonaia natia.
v. (2) to accuse, to impute to, to attribute to.

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