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mutunga

1. (noun) end, conclusion, finish, terminus, finite.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 147;)

Ko te mutunga tēnei o ngā karakia mō tēnei kōtiro, mō Tirarangi (JPS 1912:111). / This is the end of the ritual chant for this girl, Tirarangi.

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otinga

1. (noun) conclusion, end, completion.

I muri i te otinga o tērā mahi kātahi anō ngā tāngata ka haere atu ki uta (JPS 1957:231). / After the completion of that task then at last the people went ashore.

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2. (noun) result, solution, product, quotient, answer.

Hei whakatauira, me whakarōpū ngā ākonga o te kura i runga anō i ō rātou pakeke ka tahi, ka whakarōpū i runga anō i te tae o ngā kanohi ka rua, ka whakaatu ai i ngā otinga o ēnei whakatairitenga e rua ki ngā momo whakaaturanga e tika ana (Pa 1996:145). / As a model, firstly, the pupils of the school should be grouped according to their ages and, secondly, group them according to the colour of the eyes. Then show the results of these two comparisons with appropriate types of presentations.

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Synonyms: hua, tukunga iho

whakapaunga

1. (modifier) concluding.

Te putanga o te rongo o ngā pakanga a Te Kooti rāua ko Tītokowaru i ngā tau whakapaunga o te 1860, ka whakaaroaro te Kīngitanga ki te hiki anō i te ara o riri whakauaua ki te Kāwanatanga (TTR 1994:160). / When the news emerged of the battles of Te Kooti and Tītokowaru in the late 1860s, the King movement decided to resume the war with the government.

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2. (noun) conclusion, ending.

I whānau mai a Āpihai Te Kawau i te whakapaunga o te rau tau 1700–1799 (TTR 1990:208). / Āpihai Te Kawau was born at the conclusion of the eighteenth century.

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3. (noun) expenditure, consumption.

I whakahētia anō e ia te whakapaunga i te £20 miriona nuku atu mō ngā mahi nunui a te kāwanatanga i ngā tekau tau o 1860 me 1870 (TTR 1994:129). / He also criticised the expenditure of the £20 million or more for the government's major projects in the 1860s and 1870s.

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kupu whakatepe

1. conclusion, concluding words.

whakataunga

1. (noun) decision, solution, verdict, ruling, outcome, judgement, conclusion.

Te whakataunga a te iwi, taka ana ki a Hoani Wiremu Hīpango, māna te haere ki rāwāhi, hei whakatutuki i ngā tūmanakoranga o te iwi (TWK 16:9). / The decision of the people fell on Hoani Wiremu Hīpango that he should travel overseas to fulfil the wishes of the people.

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Synonyms: whakawā, kupu whakatau, kōtitanga, whakawākanga, tukunga iho, putanga, hua

kupu whakamutunga

1. (noun) conclusion, concluding words.

Ko tā rātau kupu whakamutunga, he whakahē i ngā kāwanatanga o mua mō te noho noa iho, tē tahuri atu ki te whakahauhau, ki te āwhina rānei i te iwi Māori ki te pāmu i ō rātau ake whenua (TTR 1996:106). / Their conclusion was to castigate past governments for having done nothing to encourage or assist the Māori people to farm their own land.

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whakakapinga

1. (noun) conclusion, finale, wrap-up, close, coda.

Ko te whakakapinga te wāhanga whakamutunga o tētahi titonga puoro (RTP 2015:122). / The coda is the final section of a musical composition (RTP 2015:122).

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whakatepe

1. (verb) (-a) to finish off, conclude.

Hei whakatepe noa ake, kei te nui hoki ngā mihi a mātou, a te Taura Whiri, ki te hunga nāna ēnei tauākī marautanga i whakaputa ki te ao (HM 1/1994). / In conclusion, we of the Language Commission sincerely thank the group that produced these curriculum statements.

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2. (verb) (-a) to do completely, do fully, do without ommission.

He nui te haringa i hari ai i taua rā. Kāore e taea te whakatepe atu i ngā koa, i ngā wīketi, i ngā aha atu o ia hanga (TWMNT 11/8/1874:200). / It was an exceedingly enjoyable day, but I cannot fully describe the pleasant activities, the wickets, and the whole proceedings.

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3. (verb) (-a) to do in unison so that nothing is missed.

Whakatepea te kō, kaua e pokapokaia (RM 1894:77). / Dig in unison so that nothing is missed, not here and there.

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4. (modifier) completely, without ommission.

E kore e taea te kōrero whakatepe atu te katoatanga o ngā kupu me ngā ritenga me ngā tini pepeha o te 'Wananga' (TW 12/2/1875:23). / The words, and meanings of the many proverbs of the 'Wananga' cannot be all properly explained completely.

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5. (modifier) concluding.

Hei kupu whakatepe noa, ko te āhuatanga nui kei te kaha te whiriwhiritia ko te āhua ki te whakangungu kaiwhakaako (HM 4/1993:4). / As a concluding remark, the main aspect being discussed is the form that teacher training should take.

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6. (noun) conclusion, termination, end, finish.

He kaitautoko a Tāmihana i ngā mahi a te Kīngi ki te aukati i ngā mahi hoko a te Māori i ō rātou whenua ki te Pākehā. Ki a ia hoki mā te whakatepe anake i te uru mai o te Pākehā ki ngā whenua Māori e taea ai e ngā iwi e rua te noho i runga i te rangimārie (TTR 1990:304). / Tāmihana supported the King movement's attempt to block the Māori selling their land to the Pākehā. He also thought that only by stopping the encroachment of Pākehā onto Māori land could the two peoples live in peace.

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7. (noun) outro.

Pēhea ōu whakaaro mō te whakatepe i tā rātou waiata ā-ringa? (RTP 2015:125). / What do you think of the outro of their action song?

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Synonyms: whakatepenga

whakatepenga

1. (noun) conclusion, termination, end, finish.

I te whakatepenga o tana whaikōrero, ka tū mai ngā kaiwaiata. / At the conclusion of his speech, the singers stood up.

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2. (noun) outro.

Ko te whakatepenga te wāhanga whakamutunga o tētahi titonga puoro. He maha ngā waiata arotini o ēnei rā, ko te pāitiiti haere o te kahaoro te whakatepenga (RTP 2015:125). / The outro is the concluding section of a musical composition. In many contemporary pop songs, the outro is a fading away of the volume (RTP 2015:125).

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Synonyms: whakatepe

whakatau

1. (noun) ruling.


2. (noun) diagnosis.


3. (noun) mimicry.


4. (transitive verb) diagnose.


5. (transitive verb) (decide) conclude.


6. (noun) conclusion.

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