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irirangi - radio (usually as reo irirangi)

Irirangi (i). 1. n. Spirit voice, which was regarded as a bad omen. ‖ J. vii, 128. Mehemea ka waiata tatou ki roto i te whare, a ka rangona te waha e waiata ana i waho, he waha wairua, he irirangi tena. Reo irirangi, radio, (mod.)

2. a. Having a supernatural sound. Tenei ano te irirangi nei nga kupu; he whakaaro ke ki raro.

3. Restless, unsettled, agitated. E te manawa i raro, tenei ka irirangi kei runga ia, kihai i tau iho (M. 82). Kaore e tau ki te kai, kua irirangi te tangata ki te haere.

Williams Dictionary

Irirangi (ii), n. Hymenophyllum demissum and H. dilatatum, ferns. matuamauku, mauku, piripiri.

Williams Dictionary

Kia kaha ki te mātakitaki whakaaturanga reo Māori, whakarongo anō hoki ki te reo irirangi.
Watch programmes in te reo on television and listen to te reo on the radio.

#172: The bad big wolf
#4: Hello sir!
#47: The woman is sleeping at the man's house
#105: I have not yet eaten crocodile meat
#152: Kātahi anō au kua tae mai. I have just arrived (or I have arrived at last, or I have arrived for the first time).
#174: You cat is too fat
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