2. (noun) low fence in a cultivation or pā entrance - to exclude pigs, etc.
Te maioro, he mea mahi a roto ki te rarauhe me te horokio, me ngā mea kōtau hei whakakaha mō tā rātou ahuriri (W 1971:4). / The earthworks were made with bracken fern and kiokio inside and supplejack to strengthen their fence.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
