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kanae - mullet

Kanae. 1. n. Mugil cephalus, grey mullet; a fish. He kanae rere tahatu (P.) (Of a wild young man). Kanae kura = upokororo. Kanae raukura, mullet taken in fresh water.

2. v.i. Stare wildly. Kua tūrūruhi te manu, kaore e kanae nga kanohi, kaore e whetete.

kānaenae, a. Bewildered. Ka kanaenae nga kanohi. Kopua kanaenae, a deep dark hole in a river.

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