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roimata - tears

Roimata, n. 1. Tears. Kaore te roimata hua noa i aku kamo (M. 176). Roimata toroa, a pattern of ornamental lattice-work for the internal decoration of a house.

2. Present made to bereaved persons.

Williams Dictionary

Kāore e kore ko Roimata te kaikaranga.
Roimata will no doubt be the kaikaranga.
Certainly, almost certainly, no doubt - Kāore e kore

Ka heke iho ko ngā roimata.
The tears fall down (representing the rain).
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Tērā tētehi kōhine, ko Ataahua tōna ingoa.
There once was a young girl, Ataahua was her name.

#31: The family were playing the game
#54: Their mothers are angry
#66: Mere is a girl, Mere is the girl
#32: Rangi was sick but now he is well
#43: We are going to his house
#153: The dog has changed to a state of being dead
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