namata
Bingham
námata
n. leaf with which a torch is tied, or a fish for bakeing.
Sabatier
namata
n. fibre pulled from palm used to tie torches made of leaves, to string fish, beads, shells, necklace, string of...
vt. namata (namatia), namatamata: to pass through the loop.
namatana: idem. to thread, to tie with a namata, to put a loop on.
namatana: idem. to thread, to tie with a namata, to put a loop on.
ex.
- namata am rin: tie your torch with...
- namata te bong: fig. to name, to fix for a favourable day.
Topics: Fish