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wanre

Bingham

wan/re

vi. to practice a certain incantation in order to impart skill in throwing.
n. an incantation for imparting skill in throwing.

Sabatier

wanre

n. Nei Wanre: female evil spirit.

wanre1

n. wanrea: sortilege, mostly evil.
v. to do this sorcery on..., by pointing the little finger (te ukire) towards person or things, to bewitch,... curse, to hinder success, to check, to make a project fail.

Topics: Spirits, myth and belief