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up of the horizon after rain, leaving a space between the earth and 
heaven, for the wind to enter in and clear the sky. Are-are, exca¬ 
vating, opening, concave. 
I —before 0, will almost always contain the idea of a curl, as lo, 
tough, knotty, curled; lo, a curl of hair. Awli-io, giddy. Awh-io- 
wJi-io, to whirl round. K-oi-ngo o te ngaJcau, a wringing or thirsting 
of the heart. Am-io-m-io, syn. Awh-io wli-io. 
Iti —little. Iti-iti, a plural adjective. R-iki, little. Ririki, 
plural adjective. 
Oe —tapering to a point. Koe, a spade. Oe, a paddle. 
Re-hu —a flute; dissolving away, fainting, hazy, soft, mellow, 
dying away. Ko-relm, a haze. Rehu-rehu, evening twilight. 
Tama —child. Tama-iti, little child. Tama-liine, female child. 
Tama-riki, children. E tama-ma, my friends. 
TJra —red. K-ura, red ochre. Ko-ura, cray fish. Waka-ura, to 
make red, to blush. Ura-nga o te ra, redness of the sky. Rangi- 
ura, red sky. Wai-kura, rust. TJra-ura, sea shore. 
HE PAREARE, A SANDAL OR SNOW SHOE. 
