huirua
1. (modifier) double, two at once.
Tau rawa ake te puehu, e tīraha ana te ika huirua o Maungapōhatu. Ko Te Māipi Te Whiu tētahi, ko Toko tētahi (TTR 1996:133). / When the fighting was over, two people of Maungapōhatu lay dead. Te Māipi Te Whiu was one and the other was Toko.
See also ika huirua
2. (noun) pair, twosome.
Ko te waiata tawhito te tino tauranga o tēnei huirua (HJ 2015:83). / Ancient songs are the main source of this pair.
