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Bingham
m'áke
n. fish.
a. having slim legs.
Sabatier
make
n. maken... makeken, ti te makena: a little bit, a tiny piece, a sprig, a bit, a jot.
syn. tekena, te makotana, te tingina.
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n. a small fish, long and thin, goat fish.
fig. man with long thin legs.
a. abounding in makemake.
n. make ni karawa: garfish.
Goo & Banner
m'áke
sn. Belone platyura (ll).
n. goatfish (sm).
Luomala
make
sn. (all) Belonidae.
n. needlefish.
Topics: Fish, The body, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner), Ethnobotany (Luomala)