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tauwhawhai

1. (verb) (-tia) to contest.

Nō taua tau anō ka whakataetae ia hei Mema mō Te Tai Rāwhiti, ā, tauwhawhai ana rāua ko Wī Pere mō te tūnga nei (TTR 1994:139). / In that year he also contested the Eastern Māori seat against Wī Pere.

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2. (noun) contest, race, contestant.

E ono tekau ngā tauwhawhai i uru ki te whakataetae nei (TTR 1998:117). / Sixty contestants entered this contest.

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Synonyms: iwi, whakaoma, tauomaoma, reihi, mātāwaka, momo, tuoma, rēhi, rere, rērehi, peo, karapetapeta, whakataetae, matawaka

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