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maruāpō

1. (noun) night.

Synonyms: kengo, marupō,


2. (noun) dream.

Ka mea atu a Manaia ki tana wahine, “E Kui! he maruāpō tāku kua taea koe e te tangata." (JPS 1914:2). / Then Manaia said to his wife, “Old woman! I had a dream that you had been taken by a man."

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