matauninga
Bingham
matáuninga
va. treated with disrespect.
Sabatier
matauninga
note. literally, and primitively, the word probably signified that the ancients were sleeping in the maneaba, heads on pillow, and therefore one had to be careful in moving or acting so as not to offend them.
ex. taratara e mata uninga te unimane: be careful, the old man is resting his head on a pillow (the head was formerly a sacred object).
v. to be offended, hurt, suffer an impoliteness, an insult.
ex. ko matauninga irou: I offended you (formula of excuse, as: excuse me. I am sorry).
n. kamatauninga: impoliteness, disrespect.
a. impolite, want of respect.
vc. ka-matauninga: wanting in respect to..., to offend, to give affront.