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neke

1. (verb) (-hia) to move, shift.

Kāore e roa e noho ana ka neke te pahi he wāhi anō noho ai (JPS 1922:15). / They don't stay in a place long before they move their camp to another place to live.

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


2. (verb) (-hia) to indent (text).


3. (verb) (-hia) to translate (maths).


4. (noun) skid, roller (on which a canoe is dragged).

Ka tapahia e Ruawharo he rango, arā he neke māna, ko Manu-tāwhio-rangi tōna ingoa, kātahi ka whakatakotoria ki raro o te waka (JPS 1908:93). / Ruawharo cut a rolling-skid, which was named Manu-tāwhio-rangi, then placed it under the canoe.

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