matam
Bingham
mæ/tam
vi. partake of food, to eat.
Sabatier
matam
n. manducation, mastication (onomatopoeia, act of eating).
red. mamatam, matamtam,.
ex. te aki mamatam: fasting (not eating).
vc. (irr.) ka-matama, kamatamua, kamatamuaki, kamatamko, kamatamma and kamatamua, kamatamuira, kamatamuingkami, kamatamaki: to nourish, to feed.
n. te kamatamtam: act of giving to eat, feeding.
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