Ka pātukituki au i te whatitoka. He wahine nāna i huaki mai, ka titiro mai ki a au e tū ana, e mate ana, e hūwiniwini ana, e ākina ana e te marangai; hūkeke noa ana aku niho, ko tōku tinana katoa matangurunguru ana i te mātaotao (TWMNT 20/4/1875:87). / I knocked on the door. It was a woman that opened it and she looked at me standing there in trouble, chilled to the bone, lashed by the rain with my teeth chattering and my whole body numb from the cold.

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Kātahi anō ka mutu te kai a Pare rāua ko Rangi. E pāterotero ana a Pare. Ka mea ake a Rangi, "Ō niho, ō niho!" (HKK 1999:158). / Pare and Rangi have just finished eating. Pare has flatulence and Rangi says, "What a guts!"

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Arā ngā niho kōhari, kei kō atu i ngā niho pūrākau (PK 2008:498). / There are the molars, on the far side of the premolars.

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He roa tonu, he koi tonu ngā niho rei o te kurī me te taika - kāore i pērā rawa te roa o ō te tangata (HJ 2012:263). / The canine teeth of the dog and the tiger are quite long and sharp - the length of those of a person are not anything like that length.

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Ko ngā waha tētahi, ka āta tū ngā niho tapahi me ngā niho pū kātahi ka tino oti tēnā whakamoe tāne, wahine (JPS 1927:352). / The mouth was another thing, an even set of incisors and of double teeth was deemed desirable, and, if all these things were satisfactory, then marriage was assured.

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Ka kī atu te tuahine o Tinirau ki a ia, "He aha te tohu o Kae?" Ka kī atu ia, "He niho tāpiki." (NM 1928:29). / Tinirau's sister said to him, "What is the distinguishing feature of Kae?" He replied, "He has an overlapping tooth."

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He momo whītiki maitai ka whakamaua ki ōna niho hei whakatika i te niho tāpiri (PK 2008:498). / A type of steel brace was attached to her teeth to straighten the overlapping tooth.

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Ko ia anō hoki ki te toha rongoā atu mō ngā mate itiiti noa nei, pērā i tētahi rongoā pani i mahia mai e ia i te pūngāwhā me te hinu, hei pani i ngā mate pēnei i te ipuipu nei, me ngā rongoā i mahia mai e ia i ngā otaota māori mō ngā mate kōea, mate kōroke me te niho tunga (TTR 2000:95). / She also provided remedies for minor illness, such as an ointment she made from sulphur and oils for open sores, and medicines from native plants for dysentery, constipation and toothache.

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Ka pai ngā niho kata hei tīhaehae i te kiko (PK 2008:498). / The canine teeth are good for tearing flesh.

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Ko ngā waha tētahi, ka āta tū ngā niho tapahi me ngā niho pū kātahi ka tino oti tēnā whakamoe tāne, wahine (JPS 1927:352). / The mouth was another thing, an even set of incisors and of premolar teeth was deemed desirable, and, if all these things were satisfactory, then marriage was assured.

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Kia mutu te kai, me haere kōrua ki te waku niho. / When you've finished eating you had better go and brush your teeth.

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Ahakoa kua niho more te kuia rā, he ngau tonu kei āna kupu! (HJ 2017:29). / Although that elderly woman is toothless, there's still a bite in her words!

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Kāore e taea e taku koroua te ngaungau āporo, he niho ngore nōna (HJ 2017:29). / My grandfather can't chew apples, because he is toothless.

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