1. (noun) accident.
He iwi nui rawa i mua, nā ngā tini mate, nā ngā aituā, nā ngā hauata i kore haere ai ngā tāngata (TWM 3/10/1884:5). / They were once a large tribe, but because of the many deaths, misfortunes and accidents the people gradually disappeared.
Synonyms: aituā
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