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kia

Bingham

kía

vi. to throng about.
n. a gier (ENG).

Sabatier

kia

v. to splurt, to splash, to bounce, to reverberate, to spring up on all sides.
ex.
  • e kia uena: covered with flowers, flowering, blossoming.
  • kian te ue: blossoming, budding.
vc. ka-kia, kakiakia: to cause to...
ka-kianakoa: to make splash, to make fly up.
ex.
  • kakia te ika: to put fish over flame.
  • kia-rake, kia-rio.
see kiara.
ex. kiakian te riringa: reflection of sun, heat.