A grain spirit that consumes rice or corn.
Believed to be tiny people who neither haunt nor bewitch and most active during harvest time. Before harvest, a cross is placed on the path entering a field to keep ogaw from taking the rice; during harvest, tying together rice stalks on the last row harvested helps to keep them out of the field;
Ilo. ugáw 'a common belief that one may not empty a container of rice, a purse, etc., completely since it will be hard to replace the contents'
Rice (ma-) is easily consumed by a rice spirit.
Maogaw a magraot so paray si īkit.
The unhusked rice aunty takes from the granary is easily consumed.
Maogawayaw byas do lāta.
The husked rice in the can is easily consumed.