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whākinga

1. (noun) disclosure, confession, revelation, acknowledgment.

Kīhai ia i kōrero ki te tangata ki te whākinga mai o Reupena i tana hē (TH 1/3/1860:3). / She didn't speak to anybody about Reuben's disclosure of his error.

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Synonyms: tūhuratanga, whakakite, whakakitenga, whāki

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