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ngeri - chant with actions

Ngeri (i), n. 1. Rhythmic chant with actions. (Used frequently in the titles in M.) He ngeri mo te kai kore (M. 102). He ngeri karanga manuhiri (M. 39). Ngeri to, song for launching a canoe. Koia tenei ta ratou ngeri to, “To te waka he waka,” etc.

2. A rough kind of cloak.

Williams Dictionary

Ngeri (ii), v.i. Look fierce or savage.

ngengeri, v.i. Grunt.

Williams Dictionary

#181: I actually like vegetables
#91: Let there be one cup of sugar (kia)
#89: 2025
#45: I have a cup of tea
#109: Rangi is hungry therefore he is angry
#122: Too right mate!
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