Ka tae mai a ia ki a mātou, ki ngā mea tamariki, ka pakipaki i ō mātou pāpāringa, me te pōpō i ō mātou māhunga, me te kuihi te waha, he kōrero pea i ana kupu mō mātou, ā, tē mōhiotia kautia atu (White 5 1888:107). / When he reached us, the young ones, he patted our cheeks, stroked our heads and spoke in a low tone, perhaps talking about us in his words, but we did not understand anything.

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He manu tā tētahi tangata, he kuihi (TP 4/1907:6). / There was a man who had a bird, a goose.

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