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kinonga

1. (noun) offence, misdemeanour, transgression, sinful act, sin.

Ko Tiki-tawhito-ariki te tupuna o mua, nāna i ako tēnei mea te pūremu. Ko te mea i tīmata ai tōna kinonga he tirohanga atu ki tōna tuahine he āhua pai tāna ki tana titiro atu (JPS 1952:187). / Tiki-tawhito-ariki was the ancestor of former times who was the first person guilty of incest. His crime originated in his sinful glances at his sister and his observation of her beautiful form.

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Synonyms: hēanga, takahanga, tutū, hara, kino

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