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tiori

1. (verb) to be loud, resounding.

E hoa, tēnā koe me tō manu e tiori haere nei i ngā tōpito e whā o te motu (TP 11/1909:4). / My friend, greetings to you and your bird (i.e. 'Te Pipiwharauroa' newspaper) that resounds around the four corners of the country.

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Synonyms: paorangi, tīoriori, kōnga, tīwerawera, rarahi, pākinakina, kaha, hoihoi


2. (modifier) loud, resounding.

I hau tōna rongo pū kōrero nō te mea he māngai tiori (TTR 1994:95). / He was renowned as an orator because of his loud voice.

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