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Hawaiian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaː.naːˈwai̯/, , (rapid speech)
Noun
kānāwai
- code, law, statute, act
- Mamuli o ke kānāwai ― According to law
- rule, commandment (also used in a religious context)
- Nā Kānāwai he ʻUmi ― The Ten Commandments
Derived terms
References
- "kānāwai" in Nā Puke Wehewehe ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi'