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makurutanga

1. (noun) abundance, fertility.

Nō te makurutanga, te nunui o te kūmara (HP 1991:14). / Because of the fertility the kūmara were huge.

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Synonyms: kaipukahu, maruru, ngahue, maha, makuru, nui, mahi, hira, huhua, huhuatanga, humi, pukahu, rahinga, ranea, tōnuitanga, harahara

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