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raraunga

1. (noun) data, database.

I te tau 2009 he maha ngā āhuatanga Māori i runga i te ipurangi, pērā i ngā niupepa o ngā rautau o 1800 me 1900, ngā papakupu, te papakupu reo-Māori anake tuatahi arā a 'He Pātaka Kupu' me ngā raraunga reo ā-iwi pērā i 'Te Papakupu o Te Tai Tokerau' (Te Ara 2013). / In 2009 there was a sizable Māori presence on the net, such as the newspapers from the 19th and 20th centuries, dictionaries, including the first monolingual Māori dictionary, 'He Pātaka Kupu', and databases of tribal dialects, such as 'Te Papakupu o Te Taitokerau'.

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2. (noun) citizenship.

Mehemea kāore koe e hiahiatia kia haere ki tētahi uiuitanga raraunga, ka kareretia atu ō tuhinga ki a koe ina oti tō tono te whakaraupapa (RT 2013:63). / If you are not required to go to a citizenship interview, your documents can be sent to you when your request has been listed.

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