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kākano whakauru

1. (modifier) variegated.

Kei kākahuria e koe te mea kākano whakauru, arā te huruhuru hipi i whakaurua nei ki te rīnena (PT Tiuteronomi 22:11). / Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woollen and linen together.

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2. (noun) person belonging to two tribes.

Ka mahi te kākano whakauru (W 1971:94). / The person of two tribes is busy (NP 2001:166).

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