1. (noun) epidemic, plague, pandemic, pestilence, deadly disease.
Āna whepu, he waipuke, he hemo kai, he mate urutā, he hoari, me ērā atu mea whakamamae, whakamate tāngata (TH 10/1860:1). / His punishments are floods, famines, pestilence, war, and other things which cause suffering and death to people.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
