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waetata

Bingham

wáetata

vi. to go or walk rapidly.
n. a rapid gait.

Sabatier

waetata

n. general word for: haste, hurry, promptitude.
v. to hurry, go quickly, do quickly, promptly, smartly.
vc. kawaetata, kaka...: to make haste, to hurry, to hasten.
ex. ti kawaetataira: we are hurrying, we hurried.

waetata1

n. waewaetata... rapid pace, accelerated movement.
sup. superlative of waetata:
v. to hurry, go,... do smartly,... rapidly.
vc. kawaetatawe, kawaetatawea: to do..., to make do...