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paremo - drowned

Paremo. 1. a. Drowned. Ika paremo, a human victim killed to secure good luck. Na, ko toku taokete, me patu ia hei ika paremo mo to tatou waka (T. 120).

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2. Hesitating in speech. He arero paremo.

3. v.i. Disappear, go down. Ko te nuinga o nga tangata i paremo ki te moana (J. iii, 99).

4. Slip. = parengo.

pāremoremo, a. 1. Hesitating, halting, in speech. E paremoremo ana au ki te karakia nei, a wareware ana.

2. Slippery. Ka tae ki te awa ka paheke i runga i te kowhatu; koia Te Kowhatu-paremoremo.

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