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Whakamārama

Ko te awa iti purua o te awa matua.

Scope Note

A term for tributary rivers, streams or brooks, often used as a prefix in placenames.

Tukutuku/Used For

Haemanga

English Used For

Streams

Tahūhū/Broader Term

Wai

Heke/Narrower Term

Pininga

Kaho/Related Term

Awa

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