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hīanga

1. (noun) fishing, raising.

Ko te hīanga tēnei a Māui i te whenua ki runga (W 1971:48). / This was Māui's raising up of the land.

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Synonyms: whakapiki, whakaputu, whakatipu, huti, hutinga, whakatupu, whakatūtū


2. (noun) solo parts (of a song).

E rua ngā hīanga o te waiata nei, mā te reo tāne tētahi, mā te reo wahine tētahi (RTP 2015:55). / There are two solo parts of this song, one for a male voice and the other for the female voice.

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