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Kalntrairai, mat worn for dress. 



l\in/i-/-iin, a spoon made of human hair. 



Kadinadina, to bite much or hard. E 

 kculi mill i /in tc maninar, the musqui- 

 toes are biting severely. 



Kackimatata, to make short. Kaekimotata 

 am taitai, make your speech short. 



Kain [or kaan~\, near. E kaen e teua, he 

 is near. E kaen te kaan, the village 

 is near. (These may be the same 

 word ; kaan, perhaps, signifies neigti- 

 borliood.) 



Kdfn or kai (G.), native of. Kaen Kiawe 

 e yai, I am a native of Kiawe. 



Kagugu, to carry on the back. Tia ka- 

 gugugo, I will carry you. (See agu, 

 gugu.) 



Kahara, kahipa (G.), rainbow, sun-dog. 



*Kai, tree, wood, stick, post, club. Wakan 

 te kai, root of the tree. E nimtea 

 baiu te kai, the wood sticks to my 

 hand. Te kai ni te boboi, a stick (or 

 root) of taro. E tai kai teua,, he un- 

 derstands fighting (or the club). Kain 

 to, post of the fence. 



Kai [?.ai, akai\, wound. la kamag e 

 kaiu, my wound is dreadful. Kana- 

 maiu kai ni baiu, the wound in my 

 arm is going to heal. 



Kai [akai], to, towards, against; than. 

 Ekivitai am tak a kaiu, your speech 

 to me is false. E tabigi a kaiu teua, 

 he has taken up arms against me. E 

 mail au kamuimui a kain teua, I 

 have more molasses than he. 



Kai, here. (See i-kai.) 



Kai-ni-kdbua, spade. 



*Kai (Tapu), do not. *Kai kuruia, don't 

 cut it. 



Kaibdba, bamboo (which sometimes drifts 

 to the islands). 



Kaibuke, ship. (A New Zealand word in- 

 troduced by the whites at Taputeouea.) 



Kaiiok, to make friends; friendship. (See 

 aiiok.) 



* Kaina, the pandanus tree. 



Kaio, the leaves of the arum. 



Kaipa, the lateral supports around the foot 

 of the pandanus. 



Kaiti, to straighten ; kaitigo, straighten 

 yourself. 



Kaiwa, divination, sorcery. 



Kak, to put down, to set down ; to lower a 

 sail; to reject, throw off ; to descend. 

 Kak e ia te amarak, where shall we 

 set the victuals. Kak e buirabuir in 

 te karuoruo, remove the froth from 

 the toddy. Antai kakir, don't throw 

 us ofF. Kak tutan (G.), come down 

 a little. 



Kakd (G.), a preserve made of the panda- 

 nus-nut. 



Kakd, noise, outcry. 



Kakaya, sharp; oppressive (as heat). E 

 kdkaya am tapa 1 is your knife sharp ? 

 KakaTga te ririn, the heat of the sun 

 is oppressive. 



Kakaya, cannibal. E kdkaya maiak, at 

 the southeast they are cannibals. 



Kakara, festivities, dancing and singing. 



Kdkdua, kdkdveili (G.), same as karapepa. 



Kdko, cocoa-nut leaf. 



Kakorokoro, to strengthen. Antai kakoro- 

 Jcoro pundm, don't raise your voice. 



Kamag, to terrify ; fearful, dreadful ; very 

 great. Kamdgai e teua, he frightens 

 me. la kamag e kain, his wound is 

 great. la kamag e kdkaya te ririn 

 in tonu, the heat at noon was exceed- 

 ingly great. 



Kamai, give here. Kamai am tap, give 

 me your knife. Kamai yair, give us. 



Kamainaina, to make white. 



Kamaiu, to save, to cure. E kamaiwai, 

 he saved my life. 



Kaman, already, long ago. la kaman 

 taunak, he is buried already. la 

 kaman roko, he is gone long ago. 



Kamaniyi, to make a fool of, to deceive. 

 Hkam kamaniyiai, ye are making a 

 fool of me. 



Kamdrak, to hurt. Antai ia kamarakego, 

 who hurt thee ? 



Kamate [kamdmat], to kill. Ko berigiai 



