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naia

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vs., Insecurely tied. Rare

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naiʻa

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., Porpoise, dolphin.

  • References:
    • KL. line 138.

Nā Lepili ｜ Tags: fauna fish

naia

/ NA-IA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., A species of black fish; the porpoise. NOTE.—The naia was forbidden to women to eat, under the kapu system, under pain of death.

2. A kind of sandal-wood. See naio.

Nā Lepili ｜ Tags: fauna fish flora

naia

/ nā'-ĭa / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., The porpoise. (The naia was forbidden to women to eat, under the tabu system, under pain of death.)

Nā Lepili ｜ Tags: fauna fish

naiʻa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Species of blackfish or porpoise (Pocaena spp.) that is kapu to women. A mammal, not a fish. See nuaʻo.

naiʻa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Species of marine mammal, the porpoise. Its flesh is forbidden to women.

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