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Te Papakupu o Te Marautanga o Aotearoa
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He tukanga tēnei i te mahi uku, inā ka wakua, ka miria te mata o te uku ki te kōhatu, ki te pune rānei, kia māene, kia pīata anō te āhua.
A process in clay work, where the surface of the clay is rubbed with a stone or a spoon so it becomes smooth and shiny.
Whakamahia te pune hei whakamaheni i te uku.
Kāore e kore, he wā roa e whakamahenitia ana kia pērā te pīata o te uku.
E tika ana kia matarehu te kakano o te uku, kia pai ai te whakamaheni.
whaka - causative prefix
maheni - smooth