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},
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},
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"A weapon; a club or bat."
],
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33,
37
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31,
36
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"text": "He wahine tāroaroa i raro i te rākau rā.",
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"Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
"Maori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Maori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
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"A weapon; a club or bat."
],
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33,
37
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36
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}
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