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matatae

Bingham

mæ/tatae

n. unripe pandanus fruit.
a. unripe as a pandanus fruit.

Sabatier

matatae

a. faded colour, discoloured, ripe (fruits).
ex. e tae matana: the dye has come out of it, it is faded.
vc. ka-mata-taea: to make, to cause...

Topics: Pandanus, Colours