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A-LA-NA-KU-NI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Alana and kuni, to burn. An offering to procure the death of a sorcerer; e make ai ka mea nana i anaana; a burnt offering.

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alanakuni

/ ā-lă'-nă-kŭ'-nĭ / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., [Alana, offering, and kuni, to burn.] An offering to procure the death of a sorcerer; a burnt offering. E make ai ka mea nana i anaana. This offering was usually accompanied by certain of the victim's belongings (maunu) as a means of securing his death.

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