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tamaiti whakaangi

1. (noun) stepchild, niece, nephew.

Ka moea e ia a Agnes Waikeria Anihana – ko Bella tētahi o ōna īngoa – o Ngāti Maniapoto, he tamaiti whakaangi nā Te Puea Hērangi ki te taha ki tōna whaea (TTR 1998:130). / He married Agnes Waikeria Anihana (Anderson), also known as Bella, of Ngāti Maniapoto, a niece of Te Puea Hērangi on her mother’s side.

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Synonyms: irāmutu, tama

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