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owha

1. (verb) (-ina) to greet.

Kātahi ia ka mea ki a Kehati, Whitikiria tōu hope, maua atu hoki taku tokotoko i tōu ringa, ā haere: ki te tūtaki koe ki te tangata, kaua e owha ki a ia; ki te owha tētahi ki a koe, kaua e whakahoki kupu ki a ia (PT II Nga Kingi 4:29). / Then he said to Geha'zi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again.

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2. (noun) greeting, welcome.

Kāore ia i rongo i te oro o te owha pūtātara ki te tama mātāmua (TTR 1996:211). / He did not hear the sound of the conch-shell welcome to the first-born son.

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