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hongis

hongis is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hongi.

Meaning of hongi

Verb

hongi (third-person singular simple present hongis, present participle hongiing, simple past and past participle hongied)

  1. (New Zealand) To perform the Maori greeting of touching noses.
    • [I]f I knew you better , or I was a warmer person, I would hongi, but…1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 88

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Questions about hongis

What is hongis the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hongis is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hongi.

Words near hongis in the dictionary

  1. Honghuayuanian
  2. Honghuzi
  3. hongi
  4. hongied
  5. hongiing
  6. hongis
  7. hongkelin
  8. Hongkew
  9. Hongkie
  10. Hongkies
  11. Hongkong

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