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pārera - grey duck

Pārera, n. 1. Anas superciliosa, grey duck (parera in the north). Tena kei te wai he parera teretere (M. 182). Parera matapouri. Aythya novaeseelandiae, New Zealand scaup (black teal). Parera maunu, person unable to swim.

2. A fish.

pārerarera, n. 1. Plantago sp., a plant.

2. Limosa lapponica baueri, godwit, when not adult. = kuaka.

Williams Dictionary

Parera, n. 1. North-west wind. E tihi ana hoki te hau mihi kainga, te parera Hikurangi (J. xx, 23). Parera-kotipu, west-north-west wind. Parera-whaki, clearing up after bad weather. Parera nekeneke, a method of attack.

2. = pārera, 1.

pārerarera, n. Violent wind. Kokoia te whetu, kokoia te marama, riro ki te uru, riro ki te tonga, tititi parerarera te hau (S.).

Williams Dictionary

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#98: I am being eaten by the cake.
#204: It was to the house that I went
#114: Although it is raining, we are going to the beach
#102: I did not go, I was not going, I am not going
#97: Is Rangi helping Mere, it is Mere helping Rangi?
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