He kīanga e pupuri ana i ētahi kura huna, i ētahi uara, i ētahi whakapono taketake rānei o tētahi ahurea, ka mutu, kei te mōhiotia te tangata nāna te whakatauākī.
A short saying, conveying wisdom, morals, or traditional beliefs of a culture and the person who said the proverb is known.
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Example
E kōrero ana te whakatauākī mō te kaha o te kotahitanga.