wana
Bingham
waána
vt. to take possession of a canoe.
wána
a. wearisome, tiresome.
Sabatier
wana
from. wa.
vt. (1) wawana: to have, or take for means of transport, for vehicle,... to embark on,... to ride on.
ex.
- N na waniko: I want to ride on you.
- (2) e wawanira, e okiokirira te makuri: the work always falls to us, keeps coming back to us.
- e wana te tang: he started to cry, he does nothing but cry.
wana1
from. seems to come from waki.
vt. to have as term, end of course,... come back to,... start to...
ex. e wana te aine: he keeps coming back to this woman.
wana2
n. wanawana: reason, commonsense, intelligence.
a. intelligent, reasonable, sensible, wise, having commonsense, intelligence, wisdom, prudence...
vc. kawana, kawanawana: to make become..., to give...
Topics: Sea, canoes and navigation