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kopa

1. (verb) to be bent, folded.


2. (verb) to be crippled, lame.

I te tino kaha rawa o te tūpekepeketanga o te tohunga, arā i te hapainga a ōna atua, ka takoki tōna waewae, ka noho kopa ia mō ngā wiki maha (TP 3/1903:2). / Because the tohunga jumped about so energetically, that is his atua raised him up, he sprained his leg and was left lame for many weeks.

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Synonyms: turingongengonge, waehauā, kokekoke, kopakopa, kōpiri, tūparaka, hape, toti, hauā, ngongengonge, totitoti


3. (modifier) crippled, lame.

Me e pērā ana, ka rangona te reo e totitoti ana me te aha ki te uru mai ērā hei kaiako kātahi rā hoki te reo ka arero kopa te āhua o te reo (Kāretu 2016). / Should such be the case the language will be halting and should people with such a command become teachers the language will be further crippled (Kāretu 2016).

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4. (noun) cripple, disabled person.

Ka tae ake te kopa karanga tonu atu ki te kāpō, "E hoa, ko tō mate kei ōu kanohi, ko taku mate kei aku waewae. E mea ana ahau, ko ā tāua tokotoko me whakarere, ko ahau hei kanohi mōu, ko koe hei waewae mōku." (KO 16/2/1885:4) / The cripple arrived and called to the blind person, "Friend, Your problem is with your eyes and mine is with my legs. I am suggesting that we abandon our walking sticks and I will be your eyes and you my legs."

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5. (noun) wallet, satchel (with a flap lid), sandal.

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