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tangata ihu hūpē

1. (noun) novice, greenhorn, apprentice.

He pai pea hei whakaoho i te hinengaro o te tangata ihu hūpē ki ngā take reo Māori, engari taro kau iho, kua nenewha anō ngā kamo, kua muhukai anō ngā taringa o te nuinga (HM 4/1993). / It's probably good to stimulate the mind of the novice to Māori language matters, but after a while, for the majority, the eyelids begin to close again and the ears become inattentive.

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Synonyms: ika tauhou, tauhou, pia, ihu hūpē

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