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koki - angle; corner

Kōkī (i), v.i. Sing in early morning. Ka koki te manu, ka haere maua.

Williams Dictionary

Kōkī (ii), n. Bottle or vessel made from seaweed or from the stomach of a shark. ‖ ko-kihi (i).

Williams Dictionary

Koki (i). 1. n. Angle, corner.

2. v.i. Turn.

3. a. Bent at an angle.

whakakoki. 1. v.i. Bend in, meander.

2. n. Re-entering angle in the wall of a fort.

whakakokikoki, n. A pattern in weaving baskets, girdles, etc.

Williams Dictionary

Koki (ii). 1. v.i. Move ahead, as a canoe. Kokinga-waru, food of indifferent quality, such as is eaten in time of scarcity, food not being plentiful in the eighth month.

2. Limp.

3. n. Small canoe.

4. Calabash.

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whakakoki, v.t. Catch mullet by making a canoe rock from side to side. ‖ tukoki.

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I rongo ahai i te kōkī a ngā manu.
I heard the dawn chorus.

#47: The woman is sleeping at the man's house
#128: I don't have any dogs, you don't have any dogs, they don't have any dogs
#15: I'm coming. You're going.
#88: Five golden rings
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#156: I am no longer going to the meeting
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