tata
Bingham
tæ/ta
vi. to skip, like a stone over water, to trip.
tataá
vt. to adze.
Sabatier
tata
n. tatatata.
ex. te tatana, ua tata: one, two, blows in quick succession, rapid successive movements (as stone bouncing several times).
v. tata, tata nako: to stumble, to trip, to reel, to falter, to make false step (faux pas) in walking or speaking.
vc. katata, etc.: to make precipitated jerky raps, blows, movements, to make stumble, to drum on, to hit on with rapid successive raps, taps.
tata2
vt. tatanako: to cut, to carve, to cut notches, to indent.