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kowhera - flash; open; yawn

Kowhera, kohera. 1. v.i. Open, gape, yawn. Ko te pipi, e kore e kowhera.—Kowhera ou ringaringa (Loose your hold) (T. 50).

2. Burst forth. Ka kowhera te uira i roto i nga keke o Tawhaki (T. 53).

3. Flash, as lightning. Koi te kowhera i runga (M. 421).

4. n. The jerking outwards of the arms or legs in sleep; a bad omen.

5. The falling sideways of a mātāika.

whera, tuwhera.

Williams Dictionary

#100: That aforementioned thing
#141: In the time of the ancestors
#147: The boy in the library
#182: Perhaps she will be happy again
#22: The bird is flying to the tree
#57: I love my boss
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