tu

Bingham

n. a bone sail-needle.

vi. to trickle.

n. a large packing needle, awl, skewer, stem (noko, ani) used as bodkin.

note. (pronounce too).

ex. te itua n ika: a load of fish threaded on to ani.

vt. itutu, itua, itutua: to sew, to thread on to...

tu¹

v. tutu, tumao, bakatutu, katumaua: to ooze, ooze out.

n. gentle flow.

vc. katutua, katitua.

ex. katitua maneven te...: to make the words ooze out, to inspire words to...

vc. katua, katutua, kabakatutua, katumaua: to make ooze, leak out, flow gently, intermittently, very much.

tu²

n. stakes.

v. to deposit stakes.

ex. kabaka tum: put down your stakes.

see tua.