2. (verb) to go straight, go directly.
I te tau 1870 ka hinga te Wīwī i a Tiamani he hinganga tino kino inā hoki rā i tae rawa te Tiamani ki roto o Pārihi whakamakiki haere ai (TKO 10/1914:6). / In 1870 France was defeated by Germany, which was a heavy defeat in as much as the Germans marched right into Paris.
3. (modifier) stiffly, rigidly.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
