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uana

Bingham

uána

a. unchangeeable.
vt. swim out to.

Sabatier

uana

vt. to swim towards, to tend towards, to go to visit.
ex. uanai: come to see me,... to visit me.
fig. seek to attain, to contest with, to imitate, to take for model,... example.
ex. ti na uana Jesu Kiristo: we shall tend to imitate Christ.