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mātāmuri

1. (modifier) last, latter, minor.

Ko ia anō te mea mātāmuri e hoki atu ana ki te kāinga i ngā ahiahi (TTR 1998:63). / He was the last one returning home in the evening.

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Synonyms: korokororiki, itinga, wāhi iti, hauiti


2. (noun) last, latter.

Ko tā te mātāmuri, he whakatū kaunihera whenua Māori ko te nuinga o ngā mema he Māori, ā, kia hoatu ki a rātou te mana hoko, rīhi rānei i ngā whenua i tukua tūaotia atu ki raro i a rātou (TTR 1994:12). / The latter established Māori land councils with a majority Māori membership, which gave them the authority to sell or lease land voluntarily placed under them.

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Synonyms: whakamutunga, nō tērā, i tērā, ukauka, tērā, tōmuri, tauhiku, tauhikuhiku

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