hikahika. 1. v.t. Rub, chafe. Tangohia ake ana te iwa o nga kumara hei hikahikanga i te ngao o Tutawa-whanau-moana (T. 112). ‖ 4, below.
2. v.i. Chafe. Ka haere, ka hikahika te tamaiti.
3. n. Line of descent. Hikahika matua, direct line of descent.
4. A ceremony performed over a new-born child. This is probably the hikahikanga in the example under hikahika, 1, above.
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