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ā pā anō

1. if, only if.

Kaua e hoki i te waewae tūtuki, ā pā anō hei te ūpoko pakaru (HM 1/1993). / Do not turn back because of stumbling feet, but only for a broken head (i.e. Do no be deterred by minor obstacles, but press ahead to the desired goal.) – a whakatauākī

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