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ngutungutu

1. (verb) to gossip, be talkative.

Te wahine i te ringaringa me te waewae kakama moea; te wahine i te ngutungutu whakarērea atu (T 1944:246). / Marry the woman with nimble hands and feet; leave alone the woman who gossips.

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2. (noun) angry dispute, squabble.

He tangata kura māhorahora, kāore e aro atu ki ngā ngutungutu ririki a te rūnanga, a te hapū rānei (TTR 1994:181). / He was a generous person and would not take any notice of the petty squabbles of rūnanga or hapū.

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