TENA KOUTOU Definition & Meaning

tena koutou

/ ˈtənɑː ˈkɒuːtɒuː /

interjection

a ��ǰ�� greeting to two or more people

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of tena koutou¹

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Tena koutou; or, Tenara ko koutou—The Maori form of salutation, equivalent to our "How do you do?"

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I stepped into the circle formed by my new friends, and had just commenced a tena koutou, when a breeze of wind came sighing along the hill-top.

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Tena koutou; or Tenara ko koutou—The Maori form of salutation, equivalent to our "How do you do?"

From

I stepped into the circle formed by my new friends, and had just commenced a tena koutou, when a breeze of wind came sighing along the hill-top; my friend nodded again, and his cloak blew to one side.

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