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Tongi (Topical Term)

Preferred form: Tongi
Used for/see from:
  • Quotations
See also:

Whakamārama: Ko ngā kōrero o roto o Tainui, ko wā Tainui ka kī ake he tongi. Nā, he nui ngā tongi a Tāwhiao, ko te mea e mōhio whānuitia ana: "Kotahi anō te kōwhao o te ngira e kuhunga ai te miro mā, te miro whero, me te miro pango."

Scope Note: Tongi/quotations were associated with the people of Tainui, particularly to Tāwhiao. The most renowned of his tongi was: "There is but one eye of the needle through which the white, red and black threads can pass."

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