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toiora

1. (verb) to be sound, uninjured.


2. (noun) survivor.


3. (noun) protection from evil influences.

Heoi arā anō ētahi katoa ka whakahē hei taumaru i te toiora me te tapu o te whare tangata (Te Ara 2013). / However, there are some that do not permit this in order to protect women.

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4. (noun) well-being, welfare.

He mema ia nō te Rōpū o Ngā Whāea, he rōpū hei whakatapu i te mārenatanga te kaupapa, me te whakaū hoki i te mahi a te whaea ki te whakapakari i te toiora wairua o tana tamaiti (TTR 1996:23). / She was a member of the Mother's Union, an organisation that promoted the sanctity of marriage and emphasised the mother's role in developing the child's spiritual well-being.

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