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pōrori - to be slow

Porori. 1. a. Slow, sluggish. Porori tonu te kuia te kimi i tetahi o ona kakahu (W.M. iii, 100).

2. Stupid. Ko te kaka porori ano e eke ki runga ki nga tumu, ka mau (W.M. xii, 225).

3. Not bored (of the ears).

4. n. Tattoo marks on the breech.

5. Hip-bone.

6. Doorknob. (mod.)

Williams Dictionary

Ka roa a Pōrori e tāria ana, me te hōhā haere o ngā mea e tatari ana ki a ia.
Pōrori was waited for a long time, and those waiting for him got fed up.
Be waited for - tāria

#115: The and, but, although, however game
#134: I am unable to drive the car
#80: Why did Mere drive to the supermarket?
#31: The family were playing the game
#9: I'm very sick
#61: Their father was, is or will be shouting
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