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Mōrena

1. (loan) (location) Morrinsville.

Nō muri i te matenga o Mahuta i te tau 1912, ka nekehia te Kauhanganui ki te pā o Rukumoana, he kāinga kei kō paku mai i Mōrena (TTR 1994:95). / After the death of Mahuta in 1912 the Kauhanganui was moved to Rukumoana pā, a village just beyond Morrinsville.

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mōrena

1. (loan) (interjection) good morning.

Nō reira, mōrena ki a koutou katoa. / So, good morning to you all.

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