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kamakama

1. (stative) be quick, eager, keen, nimble.

E hoa mā, kia kamakama, kua maoa ā tātou pēkana me ngā hēki! / Hey guys, hurry up, our bacon and eggs are cooked!

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Synonyms: kakama, tūkawikawi, whiwhita, pepeke, māngi, tere, naho, teretere, whitawhita, hihiko, horo, pekepeke, horohoro, hohoro, wawewawe, tūkari, kōtaratara, kaikaha, kama, mōhukihuki, rikarika, ihupuku, matangareka, kōkeko, hīkaka, ngākau whiwhita, takawhita, ngākaunui, ngākau whakapuke

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