2. (noun) foundation, basis.
Ko Papatūānuku e takoto nei ko te paparahi (HS 2014:8). / Papatūānuku who lies here is the foundation.
3. (noun) continent.
E nukunuku tonu ana ngā paparahi (RP 2009:312). / The continents are continually moving.
papaneke paparahi
1. (noun) continental plate.
Kei te kapi katoa a Papatūānuku i ēnei papaneke, ānō nei he pangahono. Ko ētahi he papaneke moana, ko ētahi he papaneke paparahi (RP 2009:311). / These tectonic plates cover the whole of the Earth, like a jig-saw. Some are oceanic plates, others are continental plates.
nuku paparahi
1. (noun) continental drift.
E nukunuku tonu ana ngā paparahi, otirā ngā papaneke o Papatūānuku. E nukunuku ana nā te pīoioi o te nukuratarata kei roto rā anō i a Papatūānuku. Ka kīia tēnei āhuatanga ko te nuku paparahi (RP 2009:312). / The continents are continually moving, albeit the Earth's tectonic plates. They are moving because of the shaking of the mantle within the Earth. This feature is called continental drift.