| Part of Speech | verb, intransitive |
| Phonetic Form | (i·)kanu |
| Proto-Form | Vaeakau-Taumako: kamu |
| Tanema Equivalent | ~abu |
| Lovono Equivalent | ~kanu |
| Syntactic Restriction | absol. |
| Infobox | Chewing areca nuts: Vanikoro is, with Tikopia, the world's easternmost place where the chewing of areca nuts is a traditional practice. People go in the forest to pick (~ali) areca nuts (buioe), and pinch (~kidi) betel leaves (puluko). The two elements are then mixed with lime (awo), and chewed together (~kanu) until feeling dizzy (see ~avo). |
Example 191:
Li-anu ero pana ka li-kanu, ka li-moloe ne kat.We drink tea, we chew areca nuts, and we play cards.