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"I speak for no small people Hai-mai, my brothers," cried Mowgli, throwing up his arms with a sob.

—The Second Jungle Book

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In New Zealand, a tree, the same as matai.

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And on page 259 Tan states that according to Carsum Chang (Chang Chun-mai, head of the State Socialist Party in China) freedom had to be used in the interest of the state and of the people as a whole. — The Unabomber's Manifesto
« Reply #15 on: lol mai matwins thanks. saka mai****** ka rough. using maballs to stimulate clit ndapa kutenda hangu .. — Zimbabwe Telegraph and ZimDaily Forums
The remaining six qi jing ba mai are manipulated by needling points on the twelve main meridians. — CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
Ancient small water jar, beautifully decorated with red and black designs on a cream body, from the ruins of Wí-mai-a_, one of the ancient Zuñi pueblos on the north side of the valley of Zuñi, the birth-place of the grandparents of a living aged Zuñi named Ú-pe-kwi-na 67310. — Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Pueblos of Zuñi, New Mexico, and Wolpi, Arizona, in 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 511-594
Ditto, with handle, made in imitation of ancient jar, dug up from ruins of Wí-mai-a Small milk pitcher. — Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Pueblos of Zuñi, New Mexico, and Wolpi, Arizona, in 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 511-594

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