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oinga

1. (noun) shaking, shuddering.

He mea whakawehi te rū i te tangata me te kararehe. Ahakoa he kimonga kanohi noa te roa o te oinga o te whenua, engari rā, raha ana ngā whakaaro o te hanga nei, o te tangata (TTT 1/8/1931:13). / An earthquake frightens people and animals. Even though the shaking of the land lasts just a blink of the eye, but it opens the minds of people.

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Synonyms: korū, wheoi, aroarowhaki, ngateri, ngāueue, wiriwiri, kōrūrū, ngatari, whakangāueue

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