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ngārara - reptile, monster

Ngārara, n. 1. Reptile, monster. I penei te ahua o taua ngarara nei me te kuri e mau nei te potete (T. 156). Ngārara pāpā, brown gecko, a lizard. = mokopāpā. Puku ngarara, swollen, distended stomach.

2. Insect. He ngarara e patupatua atu e koe, e horo atu (T. 34). Often regarded by the Maori as the cause of pain or disease. Na Turoa, mo te kainga a te ngarara i tona kaki (M. 7).

Williams Dictionary

I te taha o te awa te ana o taua ngārara.
The cave of that monster was beside the river.

Hei te whai a te ngārara, e kore e mau.
If the monster pursued him he wouldn’t be caught.

Kei te rere te rūrū ki te rākau ki te kai i ngā ngārara.
The rūrū is flying to the tree to eat the insects.

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#157: When the police arrived, the thief had already run away

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