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owhaowha

1. (noun) greeting.

Ko te whānau a te Epara, ko te kaihapai o te remu o ngā kākahu o te Eparehi me ngā minita o te rangatiratanga, e haere ana i muri i a rāua, ki reira tū ai, mutu noa te owhaowha ki ngā rangatira o ngā whenua kē (MM.TKM 1/2/1855:18). / The Emperor's family, the pages carrying the train of the Empress's clothes, with the ministers of kingdom following behind them, stood there until the greeting to the dignitaries of other countries had ended.

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