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Déhu, v.n. Chipping or beating off a piece of flint, &c.; also the proper name of a person.

Díia, s. A nit.

Díma, a. Five.

Dímu, s. A certain fig-tree; also the proper name of a person.

Dímu, s. Sea weeds.

Dímu rápa; Name of a place.

Dídi, s. a. v.n. ad.—s. Anger. a. Angry; as, “E tángata dídi; An angry man:” v.n. Angry; as “E dídi ána te tángata; The man is angry.” ad. Angrily; as, “E koréro dídi ána te tángata; The man speaks angrily.”

Dídinga, s. Resentment.

Díki, a. Thin, small.

Dínga, s. The proper name of a person.

Dínga dínga; The hand.

Dínga hía; Pour (it) out.

Dínga táhi; A handful.

Dínga ánga; The quantity poured out.—Sometimes Díngi.

Díno, s. A bolt.

Dípa, s. The turning of bones or a skeleton out of a basket, without lifting it from the ground: also the proper name of a person.

Dipíro, s. A certain sandy coast on the western side of New Zealand: also the proper name of a person.

Díro, v.n. Gone; as, “Ka díro i 'au; Gone by me.”

Díro díro; Name of a certain bird.

Díte, ad. Alike; “Díte tónu; Quite alike, or exactly alike.”

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Díto, s. A bud of a tree.

Díu, s. The internal part of a person, canoe, &c.; Leakage: also the proper name of a person.

Du, s. A sudden shrug with the shoulders; also the proper name of a person.

Dúa, s. A house, vessel, &c. to contain stores.

Dúa kai; House or store for sweet potatoes.

Dúa, a. Two.

Dú áke, s. A sickness, v. n. Vomiting; as, “E du áke ána; (He) vomits.”

Dú ánga; Place for two, or two in one place : also the proper name of a person.

Dúa ngóngoro; The snoring house: also the name of a certain place.

Dúa Páheu; Name of a certain place.

Dúa Rénga Rénga; Proper name of a person.

Dúa tahi; Twice one. Also the proper name of a person.

Dúa túngata; A man's sepulchre. Also the proper name of a place.

Dúa tára; House or tomb frequented by gannets. Also the proper name of a person.

Dúa wahíne; A house-keeper. Also the proper name of a person.

Dúa wai; The watery Dúa. Also the proper name of a person.

Dúa wehéa; Sepulchre robbed of its remains. Also the proper name of a person.

Dudéa; To push at and plunder a person. Also the proper name of a person.

Dúdu, a. Close, hidden, &c. Also the proper name of a person.

Dúdunga, s. A bush, or close place. Proper name of a person.

Dúdui, a. A term applied to an old woman.

Dúi dúia; Scatter thou, &c. as in flour, &c.

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Dúinga; A shaking out of any thing contained in a vessel held in the hand. Also the proper name of a person.

Dúku, s. A diving.

Dúku, s. A diving. v.n. Diving; as, “E dúku ána te tamaiti; The boy dives.”

Dúnga, ad. Above. (See Grammar.)

Dutú, v.n. Striking, beating.