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hunga pukumahi ā-ringa
working class | blue collar worker
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He Tautuhinga
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Definition
He tangata e mātau ana ki ngā mahi ā-ringa, otirā i ngā ahumahi.
People skilled in manual work, especially in industry.
He Tauira
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Example
Ko te hunga pukumahi ā-ringa te tūāpapa o te whakawhanaketanga ōhanga.
The working class is the foundation of economic development.
He Kupu Reo Māori anō
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Te Reo Māori Alternative
hunga mahi ā-ringa
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He Kupu Reo Pākehā anō
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English Alternatives
working class
blue collar worker