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1. (verb) to screech.

Kua rongo atu i te ngē mai o te mōkai kākā nā, ana kua rere atu kei runga, kei taua mutu nā e ngē ana (TW 16/12/1876:470). / We have heard the screech of that pet kākā, and it has flown up on that snare perch where it is screeching.

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2. (noun) screech.

E mahi nei i tā rātou nā mahi e whakarite mai nei te āhua o tā rātou ki te tangata mōhio ki te whakangē kākā, e whakarahi mai rā i te ngē o tā rātou mōkai kia kaha te ngē, arā, te tionga mai kia rere atu ō konei manu, kia wawe te mau i tō rātou mutu (TW 16/12/1876:470). / What they are doing is like what an expert in making kākā screech does, that by increasing the volume of their pet's screeching, that is the call, so that the local birds will fly away to be caught quickly in their bird snare.

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Synonyms: ngoengoe, ngoe, tioro, tekekō, ngāngā, kē, kīrea, kā, tīwē

3. (noun) noise.

Whakarongo rawa atu ki te ngē, ki te rarī, ki te ngangau (NM 1928:79). / Listen to the noise, the uproar and the disturbance.

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Synonyms: manioro, matioke, ngangī, ngangau, turituri, wāwau, heihei, haunene

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