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nanapi

1. (verb) to cling tightly.

Ko ia tērā ka oma, ka oma, piki rawa ki runga rākau nanapi ai, pēnei tonu me te paihama (TWK 5:22). / That was him running away, fleeing and climbing up a tree to cling tightly to it, just like a brushtail possum.

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2. (verb) to nip, pinch.

Kua tata nenewha aku karu, ka nanapi mai taku hoa i taku ringa kia oho ake ai au (PK 2008:491) / I had nearly dozed off when my friend pinched my arm so that I would wake up.

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Synonyms: taukini, whakakikini, nonoti, noti, timotimo, timo, kakati, kukuti, kuku, kati, pakini, honi, hohoni, kuti, kikini, kini, kinikini

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