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ariki

Bingham

áriki

n. calm.
a. calm, without wind.

Sabatier

ariki

n. a dead calm.
sup. arikibenebene: absolute calm.
a. e ariki, e arikibenebene: it is calm, very calm.
vc. ka-arikia: to wait for a calm, smooth sea.
ex. e bung te ariki, kabungariki: calm.

Topics: Weather and sky