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manga

1. (noun) branch (of a river or tree), bough, creek, watercourse, ditch, drain.

I muri iho i tēnei ka utaina he manga rākau kokonati ki runga i te hāngī (TP 8/1902:7). / After this branches from the coconut tree are loaded onto the hāngī.

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2. (noun) greens, leafy vegetables.

He tāngata ahu māra te mahi a ngā Rikihana, ā, i mua o te haerenga, o te hokinga mai rānei o Īnia i te kura, he miraka kau, he kato manga, he kohikohi, he tapahi tāwhaowhao mai i te ākau wāna mahi (TTR 2000:225). / The Rikihanas were market gardeners and before or after school Īnia had to milk cows, pick vegetables, and collect and chop driftwood from the beach.

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3. (noun) act (of a play).

Nāna i whakarite te puoro mō te whakamatuatanga i waenganui i ngā manga o te whakaari (RMR 2017). / She arranged the music for the interval between the acts of the play.

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