atok peck, bite something with beak (of bird) / lunge at with one's [...]

1. • peck, bite something with beak (of bird)

   • • Example 129:
       

       Sekok pèter atok.

       The chicken pecks the maize.

2. • lunge at with one's mouth, strike to bite (of snake)

   • • Example 130:
       

       Munu ba gemèkal mingte gai tadi atoksa lèmang atua.

       That snake is poisonous, so if it strikes someone, they will immediately swell up.