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ti

Bingham

ti

pron. we, always followed by a predicate.

ti

vi. to spurt, to spout.

ti

adv. only.

ti

n. pan nut or fruit section next to the stem.

ti

int. begone, go away.

Sabatier

ti

pron. we.

ti1

adv. only.
ex. ti ngaira: we only, only us.
idiom. ko ti roko? why did you come? what business had you to come?
ex. e ti tamarakea te ni? what business had he to climb the tree?

ti2

intj. ti! shows disgust, discontent, refusal.

ti3

n. (1) te ti, ae ti: last born, runt.
ex. Na Areau te Ti: the youngest Na Areau (the third), myth.
n. (2) a deformed coconut, core of pandanus fruit.
a. sickly, weak, inferior, malformed.

ti4

n. te ti, tea.
or. te i:

ti5

nv. titi, tirake, tirio, tinako: to jet, to spout, to gush, to spurt, to squirt, to spurt.
ex. bakati: to start to...
vc. kati, katia, kakatia: to make..., to eject, to squirt, to draw from a tap, to shoot with a gun, to fire on.

Topics: Coconut, Pandanus