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tīni

1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to change, amend.

Kotahi te Māori e tīni ana i tōna moni, homai ana e te Pākehā te tīni (TJ 11/5/1899:13). / There was a Māori changing his money, and the Pākehā gave the change.

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2. (loan) (noun) change (money).

Kotahi te Māori e tīni ana i tōna moni, homai ana e te Pākehā te tīni (TJ 11/5/1899:13). / There was a Māori changing his money, a Pākehā gave the change.

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