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Hori (i), v.t. Cut, slit. Horia te taringa o te poaka.

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Hori (ii). 1. v.i. Be gone by. E hori ana ano, e hoe ana te waka o Kupe.—Nga mahi o nga ra ka hori.

2. As a local n. in the expression, Ki hori! (Stand aside !).

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Hori (iii), horihori. 1. a. False, untrue.

2. v.t. Speak falsely. Kei hori, e te ngutu, kei tara e te rau (M. 202). He aha tau e horihori ?

3. Mistake, misjudge. Ka hori a Tawhaki he wahine no tenei ao ano (T. 48).

whakahori, v.t. Disbelieve. E kore e whakahoria to korero.

whakahorihori, v.t. Contradict, denounce as false.

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Hori (iv), horihori, n. A cloak with black twisted strings here and there.

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I haere a Hori ki te kanikani ki te kimi hoa wahine.
Hori went to the dance to look for a girlfriend.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ko Rina rāua ko Moana ngā tamāhine a Kauri.
Rina and Moana are daughters of Kauri.

Ko Hori ia
He is Hori

Ehara Hōri te reta nei i tuku mai.
George didn't send this letter.

#38: Those birds near you are beautiful
#53: My tummy is sore
#100: That aforementioned thing
#78: Rangi has been to Taupō on his friend's helicopter
#121: Negating ko
#96: Rangi is reading. The book is being read.
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