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peara pearl (n)
Kaua ano hoki e akiritia o koutou peara ki te aroaro o te poaka. (Syd.2 1830,p.21)
E rite ana ano hoki te rangatiratanga o te rangi ki te tangata hoko e rapu ana i nga peara papai. (Syd.4 1833, p.30)
Ta ratou i tuku ai i o hokohokonga he emerara, he papura, he mea whakairo, he rinena pai, he peara, he akate. (Kareti 12 1856,p.391)