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mōunu - bait

Mōunu, n. Bait. Ko nga kuri i patua, i whaongia e ia ki roto o te hinaki hei mounu, kia tomo mai ai te taniwha ki roto (Pi. 132, 11). Ka mounu nga tuakana i a ratou matau. = maunu (i).

Williams Dictionary

Mounu, v.t. —— E kore i a au e mounu, e manenei atu ki te taonga tua hoko (M. cv). Kai te whare—i, me mounu, me whangai, ka nenei mai ai—i (M. cv). ? = maunu.

Williams Dictionary

Hei kai kē te mīti nā, kāore hei mōunu.
That meat is for food, not for bait.
For the purpose of - hei

Kua pau noa ake ngā mōunu i ngā wheke te kai.
The bait was being eaten by the octopuses.

#104: He will not drive his car at night
#146: The food is for the hangi
#18: The sheep are standing
#196: Kia... ai with passives
#155: We are changing our state to being not here
#144: Who will dance all night?
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