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ringa whāngai

1. (noun) left hand - when using the taiaha.

Kātahi ka whitia e ia te reke o tōna taiaha ki runga, ka hō ngā awe ki runga ki te tākakī, puritanga o te ringa whāngai (JPS 1911:22). / Then he turned the butt of his taiaha upwards, the tufts of hair drooped over its neck where the left hand grasps it.

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Synonyms: ringa mauī, hema, mauī

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