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kapua whakapipi

1. (noun) cumulus cloud.

Ka whaikōrero a Tamamutu, ka karanga ki te iwi o Tūwharetoa, "Tūwharetoa-i-te-aupōuri, ē! Kia pai te whakatere i te waka kei pariparia e te tai, ka mōnenehu te kura nei." Ka mutu tēnā. Ka kī anō ia, "Kawe atu anō ki waho, ka whakahokia mai anō ki te kapua whakapipi." (TP 3/1910:11). / Tamamutu made a speech, calling to the Tūwharetoa people, "Tūwharetoa-i-te-aupōuri, steer the canoe carefully or this treasure will be drenched by the spray." That said, he then said, "Carry it out, but return it here to the billowing clouds where strength is in reserve."

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