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Hangarau
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weft (in weaving)
tūingoa
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WHAKAMĀRAMA
Ko ngā miro huapae o tētahi whatunga, pērā i te tāniko. Ko tā te aho, he here haere i ngā whenu e noho poutū ana.
The horizontal threads of a piece of weaving such as tāniko, which bind the vertical threads (warps).
Ko te aho tāhuhu, koia te aho tuatahi o te whatunga tāniko. Ki ētahi, ko te aho tapu. Ko tā tēnei aho, he pupuri i ngā whenu, he whakatakoto hoki i te tūāpapa o te tauira e whatua ana. Hei tauira tēnei o te aho tāhuhu: