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angotanga

1. (noun) opening, gap.

Kei whea rā te ao mārama, kei whea rā? He maha ngā ngahuru i pēnā ai, ā, ka kitea ki te angotanga o te kēkē o Rangi (HTK 25/11/1893:4). / Where is the world of light, where is it? For many harvests it was like that before it was seen in the gap in Rangi's armpit.

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Synonyms: pūahaaha, tarawaha, tomotomokanga, pūaha, wāhi, wāhinga, tāwaha, tomokanga, whakapuare, whakatuwheratanga, whakapuaretanga, whakatuheratanga, puare, puta, pūwaha, waha, wherahanga, whakatuwhera, wherawhera, putanga, whakatuhera

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