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tatūnga

1. (noun) base (of a slope, etc.).

He ana nui kei raro i taua hiwi i te tatūnga iho o te pari taparere kei te taha moana (NIT 1995:85). / There is a large cave beneath the ridge at the base of the sheer cliff.

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2. (noun) resolution, denouement, decision, setup.

E hia nei ngā huihuinga, i whiriwhirihia ai te kōrero mō te hohou rongo. Nō te tatūnga, ka whakamoea ētahi hei taura here (TTR 1990:245). / There were many meetings to negotiate peace. The resolution was that some marriages were made to cement the ties.

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Synonyms: pūtohe, kiriūka, mōtini


3. (noun) cadence.

Ko te tatūnga ngā tangiata, ko te tauira manawataki rānei hei whakakapi, hei whakatau i tētahi rerenga puoro (RTP 2015:103). / The cadence are the chords or rhythmic pattern which conclude and bring to rest a musical phrase (RTP 2015:103).

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