2. (modifier) humorous, amusing, comical.
Ko te reo katakata e parea ake ai te whakatakariri (TTT 1/6/1929:998). / Humour, which diverts anger.
3. (noun) laughter.
(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 117-123; Te Kōhure Video Tapes (Ed. 1): 4;)
Kua haere kōtui atu ngā kuia ki te wharekai, me te katakata ki a rāua anō (PK 2008:341). / The elderly women have gone arm in arm to the dining hall, laughing to themselves.
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