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oka

Bingham

óka

n. rafter of a house.

ókaa

vt. cut off pandanus fruit with a blade fastened to a long stick.

Sabatier

oka

n. joist, beam, rafter of house going from tatanga to taubuki.

oka1

v. oka-tou, oka-mai, okababaia: to cut off fruit of pandanus, bread-fruit, papaw with long rod furnished with blade at end.
vt. oka: to detach, to cut off fruit so, to gather so.
red. okaoka.

Topics: Pandanus, House and village