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rapunga

1. (noun) search, hunt, inquiry, investigation.

Auināke i te ata ka tonoa a Tomoana me tētahi ope iti ki te whakataki i āna paparahi. E rua rawa ngā rapunga kīhai i kitea (TTR 1994:190). / The following morning Tomoana was sent off with a small force to track him. After two searches he was not found.

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Synonyms: kimi, paraketu, haha, hīnana, hure, rapu

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