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tūmata

1. (verb) (-tia) to set on fire, burn, incinerate, ignite.

Ko ngā kōrero o roto i te Kōti Whenua me tūmata atu ki te ahi, he kōrero parau (HKW 1/5/1902:5). / The narratives in the Land Court should be incinerated, they are lies.

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Synonyms: toutou, tahu, tahutahu, tūngutu, tungi, tou

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