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waka ama

1. (noun) outrigger canoe.

Ka tū a Whātonga rāua ko tana hoa ko Tūrāhui ki te whakataetae waka ama i te awa i Pikopikoiwhiti, ki Hawaiki (Te Ara 2013). / Whātonga and his companion, Tūrāhui, took part in an outrigger canoe regatta at Pikopikoiwhiti in Hawaiki.

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Synonyms: amatiatia

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