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kinati

Bingham

kinæ/ti

n. the name of a bone of the leg above the koroniwae according to Kaure,.
n. the youngest leaf of a coconut tree.

Sabatier

kinati

n. the last, the smallest.
(1) small construction beside a big one.
(2) a bud.
(3) smallest leaf in centre of kakoko.
(4) spathe just coming out.
(5) te kinati, te ri ni kinati: fibula, splint bone.
ex. (6) te kinati ae n te koronibai: the radius bone of forear.

Topics: Coconut