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roimata - tears

Roimata, n. 1. Tears. Kaore te roimata hua noa i aku kamo (M. 176). Roimata toroa, a pattern of ornamental lattice-work for the internal decoration of a house.

2. Present made to bereaved persons.

Williams Dictionary

Kāore e kore ko Roimata te kaikaranga.
Roimata will no doubt be the kaikaranga.
Certainly, almost certainly, no doubt - Kāore e kore

Ka heke iho ko ngā roimata.
The tears fall down (representing the rain).
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Tērā tētehi kōhine, ko Ataahua tōna ingoa.
There once was a young girl, Ataahua was her name.

#66: Mere is a girl, Mere is the girl
#178: She immediately cried and is still crying.
#52: Your horse is fast
#67: Tararua is a mountain (ko)
#138: The mother will be the one to tidy the room
#17: The big man is crying
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