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kaewenako

Bingham

káewenáko

vi. to engage in challenging from a distance.
n. food first distrivuted to old men.

Sabatier

kaewenako

n. 1. the setting apart in advance of food (te ari) for the ancients.
v. kaewenako.
vt. kaewenakoa: to set apart, to transmit.
2. to make jump, to start up, to get up (to dance, sing, wrestle, etc.).
3. kaewenakoa te taeka, kakaewe taeka: to challenge, to make a sally, to make a retort.

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