tare
Bingham
tæ/re
a. too short to reach, not sufficient as food.
Sabatier
tare
n. tatare, kitaretare, nikitaritari: deficiency, insufficiency, lack of, scarcity, want.
a. difficult to find, to procure, very rare.
ex.
- e tare kanau: my provisions are nearly finished.
- e tare baiu: my hand can't reach...
- a tare waena: he is out of his depth.
- ti tare iai: that is beyond us.
vc. katare, katarea: scarce, causing scarcity.