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kopakopa

1. (modifier) crippled, lame, disabled.

Ahakoa te kopakopa o Kararaina, ka kaha tonu a ia ki te whakauru i a ia anō ki roto i ngā whakataetae a te rōpū kopakopa (TWK 44:22). / Despite Kararaina's disability, she was enthusiastic about entering herself into the competitions of disabled teams.

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Synonyms: toti, hauā, ngongengonge, kopa, totitoti, turingongengonge, waehauā, kokekoke, hape, kōpiri, tūparaka


2. (noun) cripple, disabled person, disability, disablement.

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