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1. vai'ne. Behave like a woman. Te 'akava'ine i ā koe! How womanish you are! .

1. (n.) A (berdache, transvestite) who may dress like a woman, enjoy doing women's work, and may have a woman's figure, but is not necessarily a homosexual .

1. (pers.) Person, Tava'enga tiaki ra'ui .

1. Wail, howl, scream. . ‘E a‘a ra te puakaoa i pukaoa ‘ua ai? What is the dog howling for?; I tepukaoa‘anga te va‘ine i roto i te ‘are, kua ‘oro mai te ‘akava kua ‘akara. When the women in the house screamed, the policeman ran to investigate.