karakia

The brahma answers almost to the Maori karakia or incantation and charm.

He came on, mumbling and grumbling a perfectly unintelligible karakia or incantation.

He assumes the shape of any animal at will, or flies in the air, all by virtue of the karakia or incantation.

The word karakia which Heke made use of does not mean prayer as we understand that word.

With much solemn karakia and propitiatory sacrifice, they tremblingly crept into the precincts of the bay.