"kāwana" meaning in Maori

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Noun

Etymology: From English governor. Etymology templates: {{der|mi|en|governor}} English governor Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} kāwana, {{mi-noun}} kāwana
  1. A governor.
    Sense id: en-kāwana-mi-noun-2t9GxueY

Verb

Forms: kāwanatia [passive]
Etymology: From English governor. Etymology templates: {{der|mi|en|governor}} English governor Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|passive|kāwanatia|||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} kāwana (passive kāwanatia), {{mi-verb|tia}} kāwana (passive kāwanatia)
  1. To govern. Derived forms: kāwanatanga
    Sense id: en-kāwana-mi-verb-h-xzTV6~ Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Leaders Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Leaders: 21 79
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