tania
Bingham
tæ/nia
n. a spare fishhook.
tænía
vt. to take possession of as a demon.
Sabatier
tania
n. te tania ni bai: thing put aside, reserve, a change <spare>.
ex.
- te tania ni matau: an extra fish hook to change.
- tanian rongo: a reserve for time of famine.
- tanian te auti, te aba: undue occupation of house, to come by hazard to replace absent owner, temporary replacement.
tania1
vt. to penetrate into, to take possession of..., to hold as one's own.
ex.
- e taniaki iroun te riaboro: he is possessed by the devil.
- taneai te aoraki: lit. sickness holds me,... persists.
Topics: Fishing