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turituri warawara

1. blah blah blah.

Tira: Kua roa tērā e pahupahu ana. He aha oti te tikanga o ana kōrero? Ngāhuia: E aua, heoi anō taku e rongo nei, turituri warawara. / Tira: That one’s been rambling on for awhile now. What exactly are they on about? Ngāhuia: I don’t know, all I can hear is blah blah blah.

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