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  • noun New Zealand Anthus novaeseelandiae, the Australasian pipit.

Etymologies

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Maori

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Examples

  • 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

  • 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

    Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends 1887

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