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wawaenga

1. (modifier) medium sized.

He hanga wawaenga noa te hanga o Mārama, ā, he mātotoru, he māwhai nei ngā makawe; he wahine purotu ia (TTR 1998:170). / Mārama was of medium build, with thick wavy hair; she was a beautiful woman.

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2. (noun) medium.

Ki te huia katoatia ngā urupare e tohu ana i te kaha o ngā hua o te maramataka me ngā pānui whakaahua, he 7.29 te tau wawaenga (HM 3/1991). / If the responses are all collated they indicate the value of the almanac and the posters, a medium tally of 7.29.

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Synonyms: matataketake, kauwaka, waka

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