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kihi

1. (verb) to be indistinct (of sound), barely audible.

I kīia ai te reo Ingarihi e te Māori he reo kihi. I kihi ai nā ngā reta s, c, g, p, t (RK 1994:47). / Māori say that the English language is an indistinct language, because of the letters s, c, g, p and t.

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