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mōkī - tie in a bundle; raft made of flax stalks; package

Mōkī, mōkihi. 1. n. Bundle, parcel, packet.

2. Raft made of a bundle of flags, rushes, or dry flower stalks of flax.

3. v.t. Tie in a bundle. Katahi ka takaia e ia he huruhuru hei horoinga mo te mangai o te turoro, moki rawa, ara pupu rawa, paihere rawa.

4. v. Raft. Ko etahi ki te tuporoporo (i nga rakau) … ko etahi ki te amoamo ki te taha o te awa, katahi ka mokihi ai ki rawahi o Te Whanganui a Tara.

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Moki (i), n. Latridopsis ciliaris, a fish.

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Moki (ii), mokimoki, n. Phymatodes scandens, a plant used for scenting oil. Ka kohi i te hua o te miro hei hinu whakakakara, ka kohi i te moki, i te ake-rautangi, i te karetu (W. iv, 115).

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Ehara ngā rangatira i a Moki rāua ko -te-kawa.
Moki and Tū-te-kawa were not the chiefs.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ko Moki rāua ko -te-kawa ngā rangatira.
Moki and Tu-te-kawa were the chiefs.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

#142: N is used for emphasis
#7: I'm good
#37: I have danced
#133: Why didn't you talk to the teacher?
#20: The women are singing
#124: Talking about more than one person
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