moe punarua
1. (verb) to marry two or more wives, practice bigamy, practice polygamy.
I raruraru a Aperehama i ana wāhine tokorua, ā meinga ana e te Atua kia whakarērea tētahi. He tangata pai kē atu a Aperehama me i kore ia e moe punarua (TP 12/1904:4). / Abraham had a problem having his two wives, and God made him reject one. Abraham would be a better person if he didn't have two wives.
2. (noun) having two wives, bigamy, polygamy.
I tō rātau taenga atu ki Salt Lake City, pōhēhētia ana he whānau punarua kē tēnei. I taua wā kua whakamutua kētia rā e te Hāhi Mōmona te moe punarua (TTR 1998:14). / After arriving in Salt Lake City, the whānau was mistakenly thought to be a bigamous family. Bigamy was no longer practised by the Mormon Church at that time.
