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whakamauī

1. (modifier) towards the left.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 112;)

Ka haere koe mā reira kia tae rā anō ki te huarahi o Māui. I reira ka huri whakakatau ka tae atu ki te ara rīpeka, i reira huri whakamauī ai, ka haere tōtika atu ki ngā raiti o te huarahi o Hukanui. / Go that way until you reach Mauī Street. There turn right and you will come to the crossroads and there turn left and go straight ahead to the lights of Hukanui Road.

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