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koki - angle; corner

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

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

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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.

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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.

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