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kaeke

Bingham

káeke

n. a certain plank in a canoe.
n. a certain incantation performed for the purpose of helping the patient to become famous.

Sabatier

kaeke

n. a certain board in a canoe to heighten it.
n. an incantation to procure celebrity;
see eke.
vt. ka-ekea.

Topics: Sea, canoes and navigation, Spirits, myth and belief