2. (modifier) fleeting, momentary, unreliable.
Synonyms: rangitahi
3. (noun) period between wakefulness and sound sleep - when one would appear to be asleep but can still hear any talk taking place.
Māngina: He wairua kāore i te moe rawa; ahakoa kei te moe, kei te rongo ake anō i te kōrero (M 2004:210). / Māngina: A spirit that is not fully asleep; although asleep, it hears talk.
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