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noun
Etymology
Origin of aua
Māori
Example Sentences
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Animals that he does not know he calls, whether in the book or the real animals, aua or ua, e. g. cows.
From The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. by William T. Preyer
Ex. oyand’ aua? is it a flower? or, it is a flower.
From The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea by Robert Wood Williamson
Tayov’ aua, it is Tayo; kuku aua, it is tobacco; an’ ala, it is a man; Ambov’ ana, it is Ambo.
From The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea by Robert Wood Williamson
The nurse speaks with me of Caro; the child attends and says aua; he knows what we were talking about.
From The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. by William T. Preyer
The cow=ah, aua, the latter name incorporating the adjective a=mighty, powerful, etc.
From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Zelia Nuttall
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