Definitions
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- noun New Zealand Anthus novaeseelandiae, the Australasian pipit.
Etymologies
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Maori
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Examples
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Iloko o keia manawa, lohe pono loa aku la ke Alii nui o Molokai i keia leo, alaila hooki ae la ke alii i ka aha, i loheia aku ai ka olelo a keia kanaka malahini e kuhea nei; no ka mea, iloko o ko ke alii ike ana aku i ua wahi kanaka nei, ua hoopihaia kona mau maka i ka olioli, me ke ano pihoihoi.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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When the King heard this he was exceedingly pleased (_pihoihoi loa_) at the time, and on the priest's meeting with King Kahahana he welcomed
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