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kasa-kupal, a. naked. 



kasa-paibano (b), n. a present, gift, 



kasa-wanan, v. to forsake, to leave alone. Mark, xv. 34. 



kasigig, a. childless. Cf. kaziginga. 



kasur (m), n. a salt water creek. Cf. kasa. 



kat (jib), n. neck. 



kata-kazi (b), n. twins. 



katam, n. a bunch, a crowd. 



katamo, n. a banana. 



katamiz, a. narrow, 



kata-plagis (b), ad. upwards. See kat-palagiz. 



kata-pulgeipa (ii), v. to jump, to leap. 



katauoi (t), n. the green parrot, 



kateko (b), n. a frog, 



kato, (n), the neck, throat, 



kat-palagiz, v. to escape, leap, [kadro palagiz.] 



katramizo = katamiz, 



katro = kato. 



kaua = kawa, 



kauburu (s), n. a gourd. 



kaubasin, v. to strain, labour ; noi iman tana kibu kaubasin kaba 



nitun, he saw them toiling in rowing. Mark, vi. 48. 

 kaukwik (lib), a young man ; the ceremony on arriving at puberty 



(405). Cf. kernele. 

 kaukwoiku (ii), n. a young unmarried man after initiation, 

 kaura (ir, iib), n. the external ear. 

 kaura, n. the nautilus, 

 kaura (ji), n. an island = kawa. 

 kaura-apuso, n. the ear hole ; ieudan ukasar dimur a uiasar kaura 



apuso utun nubepa, put his fingers into his ears. Mark, 



vii. 33. 

 kaura-kikire, n. the ear-ache. 



kauralenga, a. possessing ears ; itamuamuai kauralenga, the deaf, 

 kaurare (ir), a. possessing ears; wati-kaurare, deaf (having bad 



ears), 

 kaura-tarte (ii), n. a hole in the lobe of the ear. 

 kauru (ii), n. the laughing jackass, 

 kauruta (ir), n. bunions. 



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