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hoahoa - attendant

hoahoa, n. 1. Spouse. Used also of two women, wives of the same husband. Ka owha mai te wahine ra ki tona hoahoa (T. 187).

2. Wife of husband's brother, or husband of wife's sister.

Williams Dictionary

te kaitāmoko tōku moko i hoahoa.
It was the tattooist who designed my tattoo.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

He wahine tino mōhio a Rongomai ki te hoahoa i te takoto o te whenua.
Rongomai is a woman very knowledgeable in designing the layout of the land.
Categorizing sentences - he

He wahine tino mōhio ki te hoahoa i te takoto o te whenua.
She is a woman who is very knowledgeable about designing the layout of the land.

He hoahoa ahau Puhihuia.
I am an attendant of Puhihuia.

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