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whakaari ngū

1. (noun) mime.

Ko te whakaari ngū he momo whakaari kupu-kore, ko ngā nekeneke o te tinana, ko ngā whāitaita me te āhua o te kanohi, koia anahe hei whakaatu i tētahi wairua, i tētahi mahi, i tētahi whakaaro, i tētahi paki rānei (RMR 2017). / Mime is a type of drama without speech, where a mood, an action, a thought or a story is portrayed through body movements, facial gestures and expressions (RMR 2017).

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Synonyms: whakataruna, whakatau

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