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whatumanawa - seat of feelings, heart (as a figure of speech)

Whatumanawa, n. 1. Kidney.

2. Seat of the affections. Kei mea koe he aroha kirimoko te aroha mou, kao no te whatumanawa tonu (M.M. 9).

3. Bowels of the earth. Haere atu, e kui, ki te whatumanawa o roto o te whenua. (From farewell to a corpse.)

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