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kawaia

Bingham

kawáia

vt. to subject one to sorcery for making his beard grow.

Sabatier

kawaia

vt. to use way, means, method, to observe rites.

kawaia1

v. to put, to do, to hold stretched out lengthwise.
ex. kawaia am karaun: stretch the net (so that fish will be caught).