ken

Sabatier

ken

and keniken.

nv. keni koikoi, keni katura: to scratch in sand for koikoi or katura, to dig, to excavate.

n. te kan tano: digging sand or soil.
te keniken: excavation.

vt. kena: to dig, to probe, to search, to unearth shell fish.

red. kekena, kenikena, kekenan.

vc. ka-kenikena.