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neneke

1. (verb) to move, shift.

Te toka rurenga tai, e neneke i te ngaru (W 1971:220). / The rock rolling in the tide, shifted by a wave. (Referring to an inconsistent person who changes their opinion depending on what others say.)

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Synonyms: kaneke, ngatete, kori, tākiri, koni, korikori, neke, paheke, panuku, whakakorikori, , konikoni, hūnuku, tīkape, onioni, oreore, kareu, whakangāueue, rangaranga, takataka, ngatē, ngeungeu, oraora, pakuku, pīoraora, heke, nuku, ki hori, hiki

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