paparanga
1. (noun) layer, level.
Kia kitea rā anō ētahi atu poroiwi kiore i raro i te paparanga ngārehu o Taupō o te tau 232 AD, kātahi anō pea ka tautokona whānuitia tēnei ariā e te nuinga o ngā kaimātai pūtaiao (Te Ara 2014). / It's probably only when other rat bones from beneath the 232 AD Taupō ash layer are found that this theory will be generally supported by the majority of scientists.
Synonyms: mātā, kaupapa, kahupapa, papanga, whakatūpā, tūpā, papatahi, paparite, papatairite, pātiki, apaapa, apa, kōeke, kōeketanga, whakapaparanga, kaupae, taumata, tautika
