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manawa

British  
/ mɑːnɑːwɑː /

noun

  1. another word for mangrove

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Etymology

Origin of manawa

Māori

Example Sentences

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Lawe aku la o Waka ia Laieikawai ma kahi a Kapukaihaoa i kuhikuhi ai, a malaila oia i malama malui'ai o Laieikawai a hiki i kona manawa i hoomahuahua iki ae ai.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

Ia manawa i hanau ai, aia nae o Kahauokapaka i ka lawai-a me na kanaka.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

Iloko oia manawa, akahi no a komo iloko o Laieikawai ka lealea no kela leo e kani nei, aole nae i hoouluhuaia ke Alii wahine.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

I aku nae oia ia Hauailiki, "Ua pau ka pili a kaua, no ka manawa ona awa aku la no ia."

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

Ua pau kau la, kau ike iaia; Ka manawa oi' e ai ka manao iloko.

From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Emerson, Nathaniel Bright