kāpunipuni
1. (verb) to gather, assemble, congregate.
Kāti, e Mate, haere rā i tō tira mokemoke ki tō tāua tini, ki tō tāua mano e kāpunipuni mai rā i te haumūmūtanga o te tangata, haere atu rā (HM 4/2009:4). / Well, Mate, go with your lonely travelling party to our many ancestors gathered in silence, farewell.
2. (noun) assembly, gathering place.
Hoki atu rā koutou ki te kāpunipuni o te wairua. / You return to the gathering place of the spirit.
