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makimaki

1. (loan) (noun) monkey, ape.

Nā, ko te kitenga mai o tētahi makimaki i ngā ngeru nei e riri ana, kātahi ka mea mai, “E hoa mā, he aha tā kōrua riri?” (TP 5/1904:11) / Now, a monkey saw these cats fighting, then he said, “Friends, what are you fighting about?”

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Synonyms: maki, hako

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