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Kārearea. 1. n. Falco novaeseelandiae, bush hawk. Kia ata kai, kaua e kainga kareareatia (P., Pi. 127, 6). = kaeaea, kaiaia, karewarewa, karewarewa-tara, kakarapiti, tawaka.

2. Lemna minor, duckweed.

3. A style of carving (Po.).

4. a. Green. ‖ rearea.

Williams Dictionary

Ehara tērā i te kārearea, he kāhu .
That is not a falcon, it is actually a hawk.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

He kārearea tērā.
That is a falcon.
That (over there) - tērā

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#149: I listened to the woman who sang
#174: You cat is too fat
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#109: Rangi is hungry therefore he is angry
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