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māmangu

1. (stative) be black.

Ko Rāpata Mira te ingoa o tētahi; 12 ngā tau, he urukehu, 4 putu te roa, he tarautete tāhei ōna, he māmangu te koti, he pōtae mā tōna (MM.TKM 31/3/1857:17). / Robert Miller was the name of one; he was 12 years old, with ginger hair, 4 feet tall, wearing striped trousers, a black coat and a white hat.

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2. (noun) ink.

Tuhia mai ki te māmangu, kaua te pene rākau (TTT 1/2/1924:7). / Write them in ink, not pencil.

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