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1. (location) the inside - shortened form of roto i te/ngā (eastern dialect).

Ina ka noho ki whare, ko tāna mahi i tino rawe ai he takoto noa mai i te raho o te whare ki mua i te ahi, kānewha ai (TTR 1998:170). / When she was indoors the thing she really liked to do was to lie on the floor of the house in front of the fire and doze.

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2. (location) into, in - shortened form of roto i te/ngā (eastern dialect).

Ka ua, ka neke atu rātou ki whare. / When it rained they moved inside the house.

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