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hoahoa - attendant

hoahoa, n. 1. Spouse. Used also of two women, wives of the same husband. Ka owha mai te wahine ra ki tona hoahoa (T. 187).

2. Wife of husband's brother, or husband of wife's sister.

Williams Dictionary

Nā te kaitāmoko tōku moko i hoahoa.
It was the tattooist who designed my tattoo.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

He wahine tino mōhio a Rongomai ki te hoahoa i te takoto o te whenua.
Rongomai is a woman very knowledgeable in designing the layout of the land.
Categorizing sentences - he

He wahine tino mōhio ki te hoahoa i te takoto o te whenua.
She is a woman who is very knowledgeable about designing the layout of the land.

He hoahoa ahau nō Puhihuia.
I am an attendant of Puhihuia.

#189: Rangi will help Mere
#45: I have a cup of tea
#86: You're eating what?!
#63: You should talk to your mother
#191: It will be next week that I will go to the supermarket
#159: Rangi ate the cake. The cake was eaten by Rangi. If was Rangi who ate the cake.
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