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rori - road

Rōrī.

1. v.t. Bind.

2. Scrape together.

3. Gather cockles.

4. a. Entangled. I reira nga whakaheke e rori ana.

5. At a loss, embarrassed. Rori noa nei ou iwi i te ao (M. 134).

6. n. Basket in which cockles are gathered.

7. Knot for fastening the door of a house. Nga taero a Kupe, e, nga rori o te whare o Uenuku (P. 77).

Williams Dictionary

Rori, a.

1. Distorted. Ka rori nga kauae.—Ki te kainga weratia te karaka, ka roria (P.).

2. Giddy, staggering.

3. Foolish.

4. n. Scutus breviculus, sea-slug; a univalve mollusc.

rorirori. a.

1. Reeling, staggering.

2. Stupid, clumsy, awkward.

3. Stammering.

Williams Dictionary

E mau ana mātou i te wahie i te rori ki te whare.
We are carrying the firewood from the road to the house.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I ahau e haere ana i te rori, ka pahū a Ruapehu.
While I went down the road, Ruapehu erupted.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

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