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Nehe (i), n. Rafter of a house.

nehenehe, n. 1. Forest. Haere ki te nehenehe ki te karikari aka hohou taiepa.

2. n. Epacris alpina, a shrub.

whakanehenehe, v.i. Quarrel.

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Nehe (ii). 1. n. Ancient times. Me nga tini taru, me nga tini pukohu kakara a nehe (W. iv, 15).

2. A form of address to an aged person. Old man, old woman. Ka karanga a Tawhaki ki a Whaitiri, “E nehe, e !” (W. i, 115).

3. l.n. Old age. Mo a muri, mo a nehe (P.). ‖ Tr. xxxv, 100.

4. Distance. Kei nehe atu, beyond.

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Nehe (iii), n. Small fresh-water fish. ? Young grayling.

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E tātaku ana tērā i ngā kauhau o nehe, me te kōrero i ngā mahi a ngā tūpuna i mahia i tēnei taha.
They recited the old recitations from ancient times, and talked about the deeds of the ancestors.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

#25: I love the woman
#110: You are happy, therefore you are dancing
#152: Kātahi anō au kua tae mai. I have just arrived (or I have arrived at last, or I have arrived for the first time).
#70: What is it that they are wanting?
#72: Where were the children?
#42: I am eating your apple, you are eating my apple
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