2. (noun) cultivation, planting.
Ko te mahi nui kē ko te marotiritiri i te whenua haumako kei roto i ō rātau poho ki te whakatō i ngā purapura ki roto i a rātau (Milroy 2015). / The main task is the cultivation of the fertile ground in their hearts to plant the seed within them.
Synonyms: rerenga, rumaki, whakatō, whakatōtō, whakatōnga, pounga, ono, whakatiputipu
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