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taupae

1. (noun) ridge (of a hill or mountain), range.

Noho nei ka puta te rongo o Hōhepa hei kaiarataki piki maunga i Ngā Puke-māeroero, nō te mea ko ia te Māori tuatahi ki te kake i ētahi o ngā tihi o taua taupae maunga (TTR 1998:46). / Joe was to become a well-known climbing guide in the Southern Alps, because he was the first Māori to climb some of the peaks of that mountain range.

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Synonyms: takiwātanga, tau, taka, whānui, ripa, takataka

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