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tuauru - west coast

Tuauru. 1. a. Western. Te tai tuauru.

2. In the expression manu tuauru, a whitekaka; used figuratively for any rare treasure. Kotahi ra te manu tuauru e noho nei ki runga ki a tatou.

3. l.n. The west. Takahia atu i tuauru ki Okoro (M. 194).

4. n. Western shore. I ma te tuauru mai tana ara (W. iv, 81).

Williams Dictionary

Ka riro i te hai hāte a Paki.
It was taken by Paki's ace of hearts.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ko tētahi hokorima i mā te tuauru.
100 men went via the west coast.
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