2. (noun) overlapping.
Mā te īnakinaki o te rauwhare i te tuanui e kore ai e uru te ua ki te whare (HJ 2017:214). / By the overlapping of the thatch on a roof the rain can never enter the house.
Synonyms: tapiki
2. (noun) overlapping.
Mā te īnakinaki o te rauwhare i te tuanui e kore ai e uru te ua ki te whare (HJ 2017:214). / By the overlapping of the thatch on a roof the rain can never enter the house.
Synonyms: tapiki
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