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maeao

Bingham

máeao

a. west.
n. west.

Sabatier

maeao

n. west.
idiom. nako maeao: to go to or come from the west (ambiguous term).
ex.
  • nako mai maeao: coming from the west.
  • wairio, borio: go down, go towards the lower coast, lagoon side. go towards the west.