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pīpī

1. (verb) to chirp, squeak.

I te taunga atu o te uwha, ka pīpī mai ana ngā pī i te kōhanga (PK 2008:639). / When the mother landed, the chicks in the nest chirped.

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2. (noun) chick, young of birds.

Ka paopao tuatahi te hua o te rāwaho, ka tahuri te pīpī ki te pana i ngā hua kē, kia riro ko ia anake te pī ka whāngaihia ki te kai (Te Ara 2012). / The intruder’s egg hatched first, and the chick pushed out the other eggs so it was the only chick to be fed.

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