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tūnga

1. (noun) wounding, wound.

Ko Tīpene tētahi i tū, he kino rawa te tūnga: e kore pea ia e ora ake. Ko māua anō hoki ko Hoani i tū i te pere, he tūnga iti nei (TTT 1/9/1926:466). / Stephen was one who was wounded badly: he probably would not survive. And John and I were wounded from arrows, but they were minor wounds.

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