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pihongi

1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to sniff, smell.

Kāore a Ngārara-huarau i mōhio kei hea tōna tuahine e noho ana, engari kātahi ka pihongia ki ngā hau (JPS 1905:200). / Ngārara-huarau did not know where his sister lived, but in order to find out he sniffed the winds.

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2. (noun) sniffing, smelling.

Ka pau ngā hau te pihongi, ka tae ki te hau tonga ka rangona e ia te kakara o tōna tuahine (JPS 1905:200). / When the sniffing of the winds was done, he came to the south wind, and he smelt the sweet scent of his sister.

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