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ōi

1. (verb) to shout.

E ōi atu ana me kore e aro mai te kuia hoi rā (PK 2008:541). / She was shouting out in the hope that the deaf old lady might take notice.

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Synonyms: karanga, umere, hāmama, haute, , tīwaha, hauma, hāparangi


2. (noun) shout.

Ka tangi te ōi (W 1971:238). / The shout was made.

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3. (noun) grey-faced petrel, Pterodroma macroptera, northern muttonbird, great-winged petrel - a native seabird with blackish-brown plumage except for a pale grey forehead, sides of the face, chin and throat. Has a stout black bill and black legs and feet.

Ka mutu, ki tā ngā mātauranga whaipara tangata, he hōrapa te noho o te ōi ki Aotearoa i mua i te noho tangata (Te Ara 2011). / What's more, according to archaeologists petrels were widely distributed throughout prehistoric New Zealand.

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