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āio

1. (stative) be calm, at peace.

Ka āio te whenua, ka taka te whakaaro i a Te Aorutawa kia hoki mai rāua ko tana tāne ki runga nei, ki tōna iwi (TTT 1/4/1929:973). / When the land was at peace, Te Aorutawa decided that she and her husband should return south to her people.

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2. (modifier) calm, peaceful, tranquil.

Ki a Te Ātiawa ko te kākahi, ko te kōrehurehu i runga i te moana āio; hei te rangi ātaahua ka āhua auahi mai i runga o te moana (M 2004:232). / To Te Ātiawa the 'kākahi' is the haze on the sea which is seen of fine days a little like smoke on the sea.

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Synonyms: rangimārie, ukiuki, whakamārie, whakamāria, whakamārire, ngehe, houkura, hūmārie, aumārire, , mārie, mārire, hūmārire, whakaaio


3. (noun) calm conditions (weather), peace.

E kīia ana hoki, mehemea e whakakotahi ana ngā iwi e kōrero ana i te reo Ingarihi, ka takoto noa te ao i te āio (TTT 1/9/1925:288). / And it is said that if the English speaking nations united, peace would reign over the world.

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Synonyms: rongo, rangimārie, maungārongo, rongomau, waikanaetanga, whakaaio, houkura, houhanga a rongo, hūmārie, aumārire, mārie, māriri, hūmārire

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