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ō manapou

1. (noun) light provisions, few resources.

Inā hoki i te paunga o te wiki i pēnei te kōrero i kaha te puta i te hunga nei - ahakoa haere ō manapou mai, māngaingai ana ngā waewae ki te hoki, he puhake rawa nō te kete (HM 2/1993:2). / And when the week was over this group were enthusiastic in expressing the view that although they had gone with few resources, the feet moved slowly home because their kits were so full.

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