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moimoi

1. (verb) to call with the cry moi (for a dog).

Ka kimi noa nei ngā tama a Hou, ā, tē kitea i tēnei pā, i tēnei pā, ā, tae atu ana ki te pā o Toi-te-hua-tahi, e moimoi haere atu ana i tā rāua kurī (NM 1928:54). / Hou's sons searched all over the place, but it wasn't in each pā until the two of them reached Toi-te-hua-tahi's pā where they called for their dog as they went.

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