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whetau

1. (modifier) small, little.

Ka tae tēnei ki te mutunga o ngā tau e rua, i korokī haere ai tēnei manu whetau (KO 15/12/1883:1). / This is the end of two years that this small bird has been singing.

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Synonyms: koroiti, muimui, mahake, pota, pakupaku, nonohi, riki, nohinohi, paku, kauriki, whito, mākari, tātakimōri, iti, poniponi, pinepine, tuaiti, whengowhengo

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