2. (adjective) be bilingual.
Ko tōna pāpā he kōrero Māori anake, engari te whaea he reorua (TTR 1998:134). / His father spoke only Māori but his mother was bilingual.
3. (modifier) bilingual.
Ko ia tonu tētahi o ngā mema o te komiti nā rātou i waihanga te nūpepa reorua a 'Te Tiupiri' (TTR 1996:148). / He was one of the members of the committee that set up the bilingual newspaper 'The Jubilee'.
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