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whānako kōrero

1. (verb) to plagiarise.

Ki te whānako kōrero koe i ngā tuhituhinga a tētahi atu tangata, he hara nui tēnā. Ki te hiahia koe ki te unu i te whakaaro, i ngā kupu rānei a tētahi atu, me mātua whakamōhio atu nā wai aua kōrero i tuhituhi. / If you plagiarise the writings of someone else that is a major sin. If you wish to take an idea or the words of someone else, it must be acknowledged who wrote those words.

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2. (noun) plagarism.

He ture tā te whare wānanga mō te whānako kōrero, arā te tāhae i ngā whakaaro, i ngā kupu rānei, mai i te ipurangi, i ngā tuhinga rānei ā tētahi atu tangata. / The university has rules for plagarism, that is the theft of ideas or words from the Internet or writings of someone else.

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