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whakatupu nanakia

1. (verb) to treat cruelly.

Ko te tangata ka whakatupu nanakia, ka whakamamae i te tamaiti nohinohi e noho ana i raro i tōna maru (RT 2013:117). / The man treats cruelly and inflicts pain on the small child living under his care.

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2. (modifier) treating cruelly.

Heoi anō tāna i whiwhi ai, ko te whiu anake, ko tētahi wāhi o te utu tika mō tana mahi whakatupu nanakia (MM.TKM 30/6/58:2). / All that he achieved was the punishment, a portion of the price for his cruelty.

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