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anipā

1. (verb) to be anxious, uneasy, worried, apprehensive.

Kāti, i te tau 1863, i te noho anipā a ngā Pākehā i roto i tērā takiwā o Te Matau-a-Māui ki ngā kōhimuhimu kei te tino pakari haere te Kīngitanga; nā Whaanga i whakamahea tō rātau mānukanuka (TTR 1990:392). / Well, in 1863 when the Pākehā in the Hawke's Bay district were alarmed at the rumours that the King Movement was strengthening, Whaanga allayed their fears.

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2. (noun) anxiety, unease, uneasiness, worry, doubt, apprehension, misgiving, disquiet.

Ko tōna anipā kei tānoanoatia te tapu o ngā kōrero tuku iho (TTR 1994:148). / His anxiety was that the tapu nature of the traditional narratives might be degraded.

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Synonyms: mānukanuka, manawa pā, potau, raupeka, aweke, hopohopo

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