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manga - branch; stream

Mānga, n. Remains of food after a meal. Ki te kai te tangata i te manga a te ruwahine, ka he ia i te ra o te riri, o te kauanga wai ranei.—Ka kite i te mānga aruhe e takoto ana, ka noho, ka kai (Pi. 135, 3). Manga-a-Huripapa, Libertia ixioides, a plant.

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Mangā, n. 1. Thyrsites atun, barracouta; a fish. He manga te ika i houa ai te takere o Tainui (M. 298).

2. Mustelus antarcticus, gummy shark, = kapeta. Mangā-kati-ao, the name of a fish. Mangā tutara, a sea fish, not eaten (unidentified).

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Manga, n. 1. Branch of a tree. Ahakoa whati te manga, e takoto ana ano te kohiwi (P.).

2. Branch of a river, brook, rivulet. He manga wai koia kia kore e whitikia ? (P.).

3. Watercourse, ditch.

4. Dredge for kakahi, etc.

5. Snare for birds.

6. Greens, vegetables.

mamanga. 1. v.t. Handle roughly, claw.

2. v.i. Stretch out, extend, scatter.

mangamanga, a. Unsteady, tottering.

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Kei runga ake i ngā pakiaka ko te kahiwi, kei runga ake i tērā ko ngā manga, ā, kei runga ake i ērā ko te kāpuhipuhi.
Up from the roots is the trunk, up from the trunk are the main branches, and above those comes the crown/fine branches and leaves.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ka patua taua kai rā e ia ki te manga o te kawakawa.
He struck that food with the branch of the kawakawa.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ko te manga kei te tukituki ki te wini.
It is the branch banging against the window.

#179: All the children only the lollies

#145: Belonging to a reason

#39: This is a motorbike

#11: I am hungry and tired

#50: Our car is yellow

#20: The women are singing

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