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paka

1. (noun) knucklebones move.

Ko te ‘paka’ (panga): Ka whiua te hai, ka kapohia takiruatia ērā atu o ngā kōhatu e whā, me te hopu anō i te hai (RMR 2017). / The 'paka' (panga): When the main stone is thrown up, two of the four other stones are grabbed, and the main stone is caught.

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Synonyms: piu, ruke, takitoru, takiwhā

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