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hāmama - open, gaping

Hāmama. 1. a. Open, gaping. Ko te taniwha, kua hamama haere mai te waha (T. 151). Pae tahi hamama te rakau nei (This tree is more than one fathom is circumference; lit., one fathom gaping—the fathom being measured by the extended arms). Hamama tou waha (Open your mouth).

2. Vacant, exempt. Kei hea te wahi o te ao i hamama i te raru?

3. v.i. Shout. I reira ka hamama te waha o te kuia raka ki te ki atu ki a ia (T. 165). hāmamamama, v.i. Yawn.

Williams Dictionary

Me i kore koe a hāmama, kua kore mātou e mōhio i pēnā koe.
If you hadn't spoken up, we would not have known that you thought that.
If... (using me) - me

Kia hāmama waha.
Shout it! (Let your mouth shout!).

#61: Their father was, is or will be shouting
#142: N is used for emphasis
#62: Have you heard the bird that is singing in the morning?
#23: The children are running from the house to the school
#146: The food is for the hangi
#4: Hello sir!
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