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aumihi

1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia,-tia) to greet, sigh for.

Kātahi te Pākehā nei ka tū mai ka kōrero, ka aumihi i te tuatahi ki te iwi Māori motuhake (TP 1/1903:8). / Then this Pākehā stood up and spoke, firstly welcoming the special Māori people.

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2. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia,-tia) to welcome.

I te tau 1929, nāna i aumihi te kaiārahi wairua, kaiārahi tōrangapū a T. W. Rātana i te wā o tōna haerenga ki Taupō (TTR 1998:211). / In 1929 he welcomed the spiritual and political leader, T. W. Ratana, on his visit to Taupō.

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3. (modifier) greeting, acknowledging.

Kia mahara ki ngā kupu aumihi mō tō tātou matua, mō te Ātirīkona Hāmiora Wiremu e tangihia nei e te nuinga o ōna iwi i runga i ana mahi atawhai ki te iwi Māori (TP 5/1907:10). / We should remember to acknowledge our father, Archdeacon Samuel Williams being mourned by the majority of his people because of his kindness to the Māori people.

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Synonyms: whakamihi


4. (noun) greeting, salutation.

He aumihi tēnei nā te Ētita ki a koutou katoa: Meri Kirihimete! (TP 12/1906:2). / This is a greeting from the Editor: Merry Christmas!

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Synonyms: ohaoha


5. (noun) welcome ceremony.

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