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1. (loan) (verb) to move (draughts and chess).

Mehemea i atu te pango i te 12 ki te 15 me tuhi tōna mū nā 12-15 (TP 10/1909:11). / If black moves from 12 to 15, her move should be written like this '12-15'.

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Synonyms: kaneke, ngatete, kori, tākiri, koni, korikori, neke, paheke, panuku, whakakorikori, konikoni, hūnuku, tīkape, onioni, oreore, kareu, whakangāueue, rangaranga, takataka, neneke, ngatē, ngeungeu, oraora, pakuku, pīoraora, heke, nuku, ki hori, hiki


2. (loan) (noun) move.

Mehemea i mū atu te pango i te 12 ki te 15 me tuhi tōna nā 12-15 (TP 10/1909:11). / If black moves from 12 to 15, her move should be written like this '12-15'.

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3. (loan) (noun) draughts, draughts board.

Mō ngā mea kāore anō i mōhio ki te Māori, me whakaatu ake ōna rerekētanga (TP 10/1909:11). / For those that don’t yet know Māori draughts, we should point out its differences.

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