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whakangau - hunt with dogs

whakangau, v.t. 1. Hunt with dogs. Ka mau a Ihenga ki nga kuri hei whakangau kiwi (T. 78). ‖ whakangangahu.

2. Cause to be struck with a weapon. Ka takiritia mai te taha i roto i te wai ra; katahi ka whakangaua atu ki te patu e haua mai ra ki a ia (T. 91).

Williams Dictionary

Kei te whakangau poaka rāua.
They are pig hunting.

Ka haere au me āku kurī ki te whakangau poaka.
Exercise 19b

Ehara tāna kurī i te kurī whakangau poaka.
Exercise 25b

Ko ētehi ki.te whakangau i ngā kurī.
Some people made the dogs howl.

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