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kauitato, kawitato (e), a. straight; v. to square (k). 



kauta, n. a plank. 



kawi (k), n. a variety of yam. 



kawikaur, a. crooked; curly (k). 



kea (m), a. white. 



keakea, a. white. Mir. kakekake ; n. a "womaii's petticoat (m). 



keakea didiri (e), n. a white man ; keakea dubu (k), n. white men ; 



keakea sopu, n. whiting, got from Manouetti, and used as 



paint in dances, 

 keanenese sirigo (e), n. a variety of fibre. 

 keau (e), n. a tree frog, 

 kekuti, V. to break, 

 keneobira (e), n. a variety of banana, 

 kepeduti (m), n. the beating of the heart. 

 kerere (e), n. iron. Cf. malili, turika. 

 kerigedio (es), n. work ; v. to do work. Mir. dorge, lugem, Cf. 



erigedio. 

 kergedioia (e), = kerigedio. 

 kersemae (m), n. the croton. 

 kes, n. a shield. (In MacGregor's Yocab. probably the Motu, kesi, 



Kerepunu, gehi. Cf. note to gope.) 

 kigiro, a. alive, w. life, 

 kikop (es) (?). 



kimogu, V. to bring. Mir. taraisare. Cf. omidai, uabogoi. 

 kiochi (m), n. a little stick for lime, 

 kiokio, n. a piece. Mir. mizmiz. 

 kiri (e), v. to laugh. This is, no doubt, a Motu word, and introduced 



through Motu interpreters. The proper Daudai word is wari. 

 kisoede (e), n. a venomous snake. Cf. ede. 

 kitamodiro, v. to teach. 



kiwura, n. the dart of a dugong harpoon. Cf. wap. 

 kobodo (e), n. a variety of sweet potato, 

 kobokobo, a. weak. 

 kodoboa, v. to tempt, to try. 

 kodoruti (e), n. a variety of yam ; kodoruti keakea, white yam ;. 



kodoruti dogodogo, red yam. 

 kogomupi (f), n. the open end of a pipe, waduru. 

 koidumo (e), n. a variety of banana. 



