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Whaiaipo. 1. v.i. Be in love with a person.

2. n. Sweetheart. Ka moe a Tutanekai i tana whaiaipo, i a Hinemoa (T. 134).

3. One betrothed. Otira e whaiaipo ana hoki taua wahine nei ki te tane o Te Uri-o-te-Ati-Hapai (T. 39).

‖ ipo.

Williams Dictionary

Nā te mea ka haere tōna whaiāipo ki tawhiti ka tangi a Tina.
Because her sweetheart went far away Tina lamented.

Kua noho tonu tōna whaiāipo ki konei
Her sweetheart has stayed on here

I muri i te wehenga o tāna whaiāipo ka noho mokemoke ia.
After her sweetheart departed she lived alone (lonely).

Kua noho tonu tōna whaiāipo ki konei.
Her sweetheart has stayed on here. — 1405

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