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kuna

Bingham

kúna

n. a song.

Sabatier

kuna

n. song, hymn, poem.
ex. kuna n tang, ni kimareirei, n ruoia, ni kinano, n tinaba, n tamaare, etc.
v. kuna, kunakuna, kunana, banga ni kuna: to make a song, to repeat, to practise.
vt. kunana te...: idem.
n. kunan n tamau, ruoia: dance (Fanning Island).
ex.
  • au kuna: the song which I made or which I sang.
  • kunau: the somg about me.

Topics: Games, songs and dance