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takiaho

1. (noun) line of descent.

Heoi, i roto i ngā uiui taikaha, i mahue ki waho ngā takiaho e rua o te taha ki a Ngāi Tāwhiri, te hapū o tōna whaea (TTR 1994:33). / However, in a spirited cross-examination she excluded two other lines of Ngāi Tāwhiri, her mother's hapū.

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Synonyms: kāwei, aho, kaha, hikahika, kāwai

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