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hapīaw

A defensive armor shield.

Traditionally used during warfare; used also during a headhunting enactment ritual, bahbah, and during a dispute-settling contest, haddā'an, by two opponents.

hāni 1

For someone (agent muɴ-; s agent maN-) to shield the body (loc ref -an) from spear thrusts of an enemy.

panapīaw; manapīaw

For someone (agent) to use a particular shielding object (inst i-, paN-) for shielding the body.

hāni 2