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komititanga

1. (noun) junction, confluence, conergence.

He tama a Pūrākau Maika nā Maika Pūrākau, te rangatira o Hurunui-o-rangi pā, e tū mai rā i te komititanga o ngā awa o Tauheru me Ruamāhanga (TTR 1996:89). / Pūrākau Maika was the son of Maika Pūrākau, the chief of Hurunui-o-rangi pā, which is located at the junction of the Tauheru and Ruamāhanga rivers.

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Synonyms: muriwai, tūtakitanga, pūtahitanga, huinga

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