1. (noun) multitude, large crowd.
He tangata taumata rau - e tika ana anō kia tae ake te nuipuku ki tana tangihanga (PK 2008:505). / An extraordinary person - it's entirely appropriate that masses of people should attend his tangihanga.
Synonyms: tini, mano, marea, hākerekere, mātinitini, tinitini, takitini, huhua, ngerongero, hira, ngero
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