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kaitaonga

1. (verb) (-tia) to acquire, obtain, procure.

I tōna koroheketanga ka whakamōhoutia e Tiramōrehu tōna kaha ki te kaitaonga whenua tāpiri mō Ngāi Tahu (TTR 1990:351). / In his old age Tiramōrehu renewed his efforts to procure additional land for Ngāi Tahu.

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Synonyms: whai, tango, whiwhi, haha


2. (modifier) acquired, procured, purchased.

Me whai kupu pea māua mō runga, mō ngā tikanga o ngā whenua kaitaonga (TJ 3/5/1898:4). / Perhaps we should speak about the practices of purchased land.

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Synonyms: riro


3. (noun) acquisition, procurement, purchase.

Me whai kupu pea māua mō runga, mō ngā tikanga o ngā whenua kaitaonga. E rua ngā wāhanga—: he kaitaonga pākūhā—; he kaitaonga noa iho (TJ 3/5/1898:4). / Perhaps we should speak about the practices of purchased land. There are two divisions: acquisitions through marriage gifts and simple procurement.

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Synonyms: whiwhinga, rironga, hokonga, hoko

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