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kōpiupiu
swing back and forth | oscillate
Mātauranga
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He Tautuhinga
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Definition
Ka auau te neke ki mua, ki muri, i tētahi taha ki tētahi, i tētahi wāhi rānei ki tētahi atu.
To sway forward, backwards or side to side from one place to another.
He Tauira
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Example
Kei te kōpiupiu te kākahu i te hau.
The cloth is swinging back and forth in the wind.
He Kupu Reo Pākehā anō
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English Alternatives
swing back and forth
oscillate