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tokerau

1. (noun) north.

E te Tokerau, e te Tonga, e te Tai Rāwhiti, e te Hauāuru, hui mai ki te marae nei (TTT 1/2/1922:5). / People of the North, South, East and West, gather at this marae.

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Synonyms: marangai, tūāraki, muri, nōta, tiu, hauraro, raki, whakararo


2. (noun) autumn.

I te tokerau ka poto haere ngā rā, ka tae ki te takurua, kua tino poto rawa atu (PK 2008:960). / In autumn the days become shorter and when winter arrives they are really short.

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