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konana

1. (verb) to be sloping, leaning, slanting, tilted, inclined.

I ia tau kai te konana haere kē atu te Pourewa Hāhā o Pīha (Ng 1993:252). / Each year the Leaning Tower of Pisa is leaning a little more.

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Synonyms: hāhā, tāwharara

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