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unaririki

Bingham

unáririki

vi. stripping off old leafves of coconut trees.
n. work of stripping off old leaves of coconut trees.

Sabatier

unaririki

vt. unaririkia: to cut off shoots, palm leaves,... hair of future warrior leaving only a small tuft on crown of head (initiation ceremony), to denude of what has grown again.

Topics: Coconut