2. (noun) crumb, fragment, chip, shrapnel, titbit.
Tēnei au te tuku atu nei i ētahi kongakonga hei kōtamutamu mā te ngutu o tā tātou manu (TP 1/7/1900:11). / I send some titbits for the lips of our bird to nibble on.
Synonyms: matā korara
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