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rongorongo

1. (verb) (-hia,-na) (rangona) to hear, feel, smell.

Kua rongorongo anō au mō aua pō hākerekere nei, engari kātahi anō au ka kite (HP 1991:179). / I had heard about those dark nights but it was the first time I had encountered them.

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2. (noun) news, report, fame, tidings.

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