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1. Reduplication of lewa #2; oscillate.

• Examples:
  • Kulapepeiao lewalewa, dangling earrings.
  • Keiki maʻi lewalewa, boy before the age of puberty who did not wear a malo; literally, child dangling genital.
• Related:
  • hoʻolewalewa Caus/sim.
    • a. Same as lewalewa; to cause to dangle.
    • b. Kind of fish net suspended from a canoe in the deep sea. Also maiewa. PNP lewalewa.

2. n., Unconcealed penis of a boy, usually called maʻi lewalewa.

3. (Cap.) n., Nickname for Gilbertese, because their stretched ear lobes dangled.

v., See lewa. To float to dangle; to swing frequently; to move or go often from place to place; hence, to be deceitful.

adj., See lewa. Swinging; unstable; floating.

adj., Swinging; unstable; floating.

v., [Freq. of lewa, to float.] To float; to dangle; to swing frequently; to move or go often from place to place; hence, to be deceitful.

to swing frequently; to float; dangle.

adj., dangling, swinging. See lewa.