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Noho; — haughtily, noho ʻahaʻaha; — quietly, noho mālie, kaiāmū, akanoho, noho pū; — properly, noho pono; — hunched up, hoʻokuapuʻu, ʻōkuʻu, ōpū, pūkuʻi; — with one knee drawn up, kūkulu; — on the heels, kikanalei; — with feet together and to one side, of women, noho pāpio; — with legs wide apart, helei, kiʻihelei, ualehe; — crosslegged, ʻahaʻaha; neʻepū; — on eggs, as a hen, moe; — flat, as on the floor, pāpākiʻi; — up, as a dog, noho hoʻokīkiʻi. In olden times it was not polite to say noho i lalo, sit down; one was not supposed to stand in presence of chiefs.