Indulgences

1. Wai ni vanua

   Wai ni vanua ("water of the land" — the ceremonial name for kava)

2. Isevusevu

   Isevusevu (the presentation of kava root on arrival)

3. Waka

   Waka (kava root — the prestigious part to present)

4. Lewena

   Lewena (kava rhizome — milder than the root)

5. Lose

   Lose (to mix the kava)

6. Darama

   Darama (strained clear — the call that the kava is ready)

7. Taki

   Taki (to dip and serve a round)

8. Bilo ni yaqona

   Bilo ni yaqona (the coconut-shell cup for kava)

9. Cobo

   Cobo (the hollow-handed ritual clap)

10. Maca

    Maca (empty, drunk dry)

11. Ibili ni mua

    Ibili ni mua (the last round — "one for the road")

12. Burau

    Burau (sucking kava up from a pit in the ground)

13. Mateni

    Mateni (intoxicated, by alcohol or by kava)

14. Tavako

    Tavako (tobacco, cigarette)

15. Suluka

    Suluka (hand-rolled cigarette wrapped in cured leaf)

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