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kaun

Bingham

káun

vi. to take fish in a seine carried on a canoe.
n. the method of fishing in which the seine is carried out in a canoe.

Sabatier

kaun

pref. to many compound words.
see **below.

kaun1

v. to fish for fish called ikaun (with net on reef).
n. (2) a magic ceremony to make courageous.
see un.

Topics: Fish, Fishing, Spirits, myth and belief