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kōhuru - to murder

Kōhuru (i), n. Sapling. = kohuri.

kōhuruhuru, n. A quality of fern root, hairy on the top and smooth below.

Williams Dictionary

Kōhuru (ii), v.t. 1. Kill by stealth. Ka kohurutia a Wahieroa e Matuku-takotako, ka mate (T. 54).

2. Ill-treat grievously. E aue haere ana mo te kohurutanga e ana tamariki (T. 13).

3. Deal treacherously. Ko te tohu tuatahi tenei i mohio ai a Wairangi he kohuru te mahi a te iwi ra (J. xix, 198.)

Williams Dictionary

Nā Ponga te kōhuru i a au.
Ponga is responsible for the treachery against me.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Kātahi au, a Ngāti Whātua, ka rapu utu mō Taureka tā.te.mea he kōhuru.
So I, Ngāti Whātua, sought revenge for Taureka because it was murder.

Ko Ponga i kōhuru i a au.
Ponga treated me maliciously.

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