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kainoho

1. (noun) inhabitant, dweller, occupant, resident, occupier.

E rua ngā kainoho o roto o tēnei whare (TPH 30/11/1903:3). / There are two occupants of this house.
Tērā anō ka rangona ki tēnei wāhi, e kī nei koutou mō reira, He ururua, kāhore he tāngata, kāhore he kararehe, arā ki ngā pā o Hura, ki ngā ara o Hiruhārama e mokemoke nei, tē ai he tāngata, tē ai he kainoho, tē ai he kararehe (PT Heremaia 33:10). / Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast.

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Synonyms: kairīhi

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