noho hītengitengi

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1. (verb) to squat on toes, squat down.

Me noho hītengitengi tātou ināianei. / We must squat now.

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2. (noun) squat.

Kei te tika te tīaroaro i tēnei noho hītengitengi – kei runga ake ngā turi i ngā rekereke, he matika te tuarā (RMR 2017). / The alignment in this squat is correct - the knees are above the heels and the back is straight.

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