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tauwehe - separate; to be separated

Tauwehe, tauehe. 1. v.i. Be separated. Ka haramai tenei ka tauwehe.—Ka tauwehe ko tawhiti, whamamao rawa (M. 237).

2. v.t. Separate, divide. He moenga mokai i tauwehea ai taua (M. 63).

3. Remove. Koia ka whaia te kawa, hei tauwehe i te tapu kia noa ai.

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