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poho kore

1. (verb) to be starved, starving, emaciated.

I riro katoa ngā kai, ngā aruhe, ngā taewa; nō konei ka poho kore noa iho ngā tāngata (W 1971:287). / All the food, the fern root and potatoes were taken; as a result the people were just starving.

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2. (noun) starving person.

Ka tūpono rātou i te poho kore e noho ana i te ana. / They came upon a starving person living in the cave.

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