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hoanoho

1. (noun) flatmate.

E nekehia ana te moenga hou o Tūtahi ki tana rūma. Kua warea kē ana hoanoho ki te pahupahu, ka mutu, e tū ana i waenganui tonu i te kauhanganui. Kua mea atu a Tū, "Pōuri atu kōrua." (HKK 1999:176). / Tūtahi is moving her new bed to her room. Her flatmates are so busy gossiping and are standing right in the middle of the passage. Tū says to them, "You two move out of the way, please."

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