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haukaiwahine

1. (verb) to go in single file.

I whakataua kia haere mātou ki Tiripori i te rā nei, haukaiwahine atu ana i te huarahi matua (Te Rātaka o te Ope Taua Māori - 1/1943). / The intention that day was that we move to Tripoli in single file along the main road.

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2. (modifier) in single file.

He turuki, he paneke te āhua o te haere mō te roanga o te rā, ā, 1830 haora ka puta haukaiwahine i te awaawa (Te Rātaka o te Ope Taua Māori - 1/1943). / Short moves, moving forward was the nature of travel throughout the day until at 1830 hours we passed through the valley in single file.

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3. (noun) single file, formation in single file.

Ko te 'haukaiwahine' ko te haere takitahi a taua ope nei (White 1888:132). / The 'haukaiwahine' was the movement of that war party in single file.

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