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hongi - pressing noses

Kāore tātou e harirū, ka hongi kē.
We won't shake hands, we'll press noses instead.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Ā muri i ngā kōrero, ka [harirū] ā ka hongi ngā rōpū e rua.
After the speeches, the two groups will [shake hands] and press noses.

Ke hongi te ihu ki te hauāuru; kua rongo i te haunga o tōna ariki.
He sniffed the winds of the west, and recognised the scent of his master.

I hongi ngā manuhiri me ngā tāngata whenua.
The manuhiri pressed noses with the people of the marae.

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