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nvi. Accompaniment to poi, usually meat, fish, or vegetable; to serve as ʻīnaʻi. Fig., to flavor, garnish, spice.

Kuʻu lā pōloli, ā ola i kou aloha, ʻīnaʻi pū me ka waimaka (PH 86), on my day of hunger, your love saves me, seasoned with tears.

(PNP kinaki.)

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Also: ma, i loko, maloko, i luna, maluna. In the house, maloko o ka hale. In the car, i luna o ke kaʻa. In the canoe, maluna o ka waʻa.

s. The little delicacies which give relish to food; condiments.

Inai (ĭ-na'i), n.

/ ĭ-na'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A relish; a condiment.

Food eaten with poi.

E huli iā “ʻīnaʻi” ma Ulukau.

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