Wawe. 1. ad. Soon, quickly. Kei hoki wawe o koutou waewae (Sh.T. 182).
2. Too soon.
3. First. E tatari tonu mai ai a Kiki, ko Tamure te kai wawe i taua hangi tapu, kia hohoro ai a Tamure te mate (T. 173).
4. v.i. Be quick, be too soon, etc. E hine ma, me tarona kia wawe hoki au te huri ake (W.M. xi, 231). Kei wawe ia te puta ki waho (T. 150). Ko tera hoki te mea kua wawe ki te awa.
wawewawe, a. Quick. Kai wawewawe atu, e te ra, te haere, kia ahua te po (M. cvii).
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