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kīkī

1. (verb) (-a) to speak, say, tell.

Kīhai i kīkī ake a Āperahama rātou ko ōna ariki ihorei, engari ko te nuinga o Ngā Rauru i whakaae (TTR 1990:149). / Āperahama and his senior chiefs did not commit themselves, but the bulk of Ngā Rauru did.

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Synonyms: mea, pepeha, hamumu, wani, whakahua, puaki, , kōrero

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