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1. vs., Bending and swaying, as coconut fronds; surging, as the sea; to rise and fall, as the chest in breathing; yielding, springy.

• Examples:
  • Nape ka hanu i ka houpo, palpitating the breath in the chest.
  • Nani wale ke kai o Mamala, ke nape maila i ka makani, beautiful sea of Mamala, rising, falling in the wind.
• Related:
  • hoʻonape Caus/sim.
• References:
  • Cf. holu nape.

2. Variant of napo.

v. To bend, as a flexible stick; to yield.

1. Yielding; elastic.

2. Same as napo, finely pounded, glutinous.

To bend, as a flexible stick; to yield.

to bend; yielding; swaying, as branches.