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kareio

Bingham

karéio

n. a hypocrite, a deceiver.

Sabatier

kareio

v. to joke, to tell yarns or stories more or less true to amuse or for fun. (kare io).
see io ni ngare.
vt. kareioa: idem.
ex.
  • kareioa te aba: to amuse, to tell lies to the assembly.
  • ioioakina te aba.