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(used for informal contexts, or to indicate humility)For example, the phrase "Come and eat!" translates to:
* ordinary: hau o kai (come and eat!); Friends, family members and so forth may say this to each other when invited for dinner.
* honorific: mea mai pea ilo (come and eat!); The proper used towards chiefs, particularly the nobles, but it may also be used by employees towards their bosses, or in other similar situations. When talking about chiefs, however, it is always used, even if they are not actually present, but in other situations

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