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aumārire

1. (stative) peaceful, harmonious, amicable, cordial.

I te tīmatanga he aumārire te heke, nō te mea kua oti kē hoki i a Te Rauparaha te hohou te rongo, te whakamoe rānei i ētahi o ōna ki ngā iwi o reira (TTR 1990:299). / Initially the migration was peaceful because Te Rauparaha had already made peace, or had married off some of his own with the tribes there.

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Synonyms: ukiuki, rangimārie, whakamārie, whakamāria, whakamārire, ngehe, āio, houkura, hūmārie, , mārie, mārire, hūmārire, whakaaio


2. (noun) peace, harmony, peacefulness.

Ahakoa tonu te aumārire o te hui, i a ia te mahi i muri mai ki te whakamutu atu i te whawhai a tētahi tokorua (TTR 2000:162) / Although the gathering was peaceful he later had to intervene to stop a pair fighting.

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Synonyms: whakamārietanga, marino, rongomau, waikanaetanga, whakaaio, āio, houkura, houhanga a rongo, hūmārie, mārie, māriri, hūmārire, rangimārie, rongo, maungārongo

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