kūtai - mussel
Kūtai, n. Mussel; Mytilus canaliculus, M. planulatus, and other species. = kuku.
Williams Dictionary
Mā wai ngā kūtai e huaki?Who will shell the mussels?
Nā wai ngā kūtai i huaki?Who shelled the mussels?
Nāku ngā kūtai i huakiI shelled the mussels
He kūtai, he pūhā tēnei toroī.This fermented food is mussels and pūhā.
E kore rawa a Tia e kai i te kūtai.Tia will never eat mussels.
