mgaho (greeting)- A common greeting between members of tribes of natives in the islands of New Guinea Papua when stating that cannibalism, although not completely out of the question, is not in the immediate plans.
Actual entry from Margaret Mead's journal: (1938)
It was a very tense meeting. The neighboring chief should have known better than to think that his son with the second, immature head growing out of his skull would be accepted by the daughter of the home tribe. Things settled down a bit when the chief raised his hand to his body guards and said "Mgaho!" with arms crossed. Both chiefs laughed and began the rest of the ritual...
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