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uamanea

Bingham

uam'ánea

vt. round up as pigs.
encircle fish on a reef when fishing with a seine.

uamæ/nea

vt. ask for, beg.

Sabatier

uamanea

vt. to encircle, to surround, to hem in, to catch.
fig. circumvent.

Topics: Fish, Sea, canoes and navigation