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inoi

1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to beg, pray, request, appeal.

E tino maumahara ana au ki taua pō e inoi ana tō mātau koroua ki Te Atua kia tohungia mātau (HP 1991:14). / I well remember that night when our grandfather was praying to God that we be spared.

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Synonyms: karakia, tare, tonotono, tono, tononga

2. (noun) prayer.

He mea tika kia puta he inoi i roto i ngā karakia Māori katoa i ia Rātapu, i ia Rātapu (TKO 1/12/1917:13). / It's appropriate that prayers are expressed in all Māori services each Sunday.

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Synonyms: karakia

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