Papita
1. (loan) (personal name) Baptist.
Ka tika hoki te kupu a ngā tāngata o Rangiaohia ki a Kāwana Kerei, arā, a Hoani Papita mā, i te tau i hoki ai a Kāwana Kerei ki Ingarangi, i 1853 (TH 2/1861:2). / The words of the people of Rangiaohia, that is of John Baptist and others, to Governor Grey were correct in the year that he returned to England in 1853.
2. (loan) (noun) Baptist.
I te Rātapu, i te 28 o Āperira, huihui ana ngā hāhi ki te kai hakarameta, arā te Hāhi Weteriana, Inetepeneta, Papita, Kōtarana (TH 5/1861:2). / On Sunday, 28th of April, the churches met together for communion, that is the Weslyan, Independent, Baptist and Presbyterian Churches.
Synonyms: Iriiri
