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pāti

1. (loan) (verb) to party.

…he pai ki a ia ngā kākahu huatau, te momo puoro takihuri a ngā kirimangu o Amerika me te pāti haere. (TTR 1996:80). / …she liked elegant clothes, Black American jazz and going to parties.

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Synonyms: uepū, hokowhitu, hunga, ope, rahinga


2. (loan) (modifier) party.

Nō tō rātou taenga ki reira ka whakaritea e rātou tētahi poti pāti, hei hoehoe mō mātou, i muri o te tina ka eke ētahi o mātou ki te poti ka haere ki te hoehoe... (HTK 3/2/1894:3). / When they arrived there they arranged a party boat for us to row and after lunch some of us got on the boat and went rowing...

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3. (loan) (noun) party.

Kua whakatauria ko wai te kaiwhakataetae mō te tūranga a te Pāti Māori mō Te Taitokerau. / It has been decided who will contest the Māori Party seat for Northland.

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