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tōpuni

1. (verb) (-tia) to saturate, soak.

Ka tae ki te awa, nā ka tōpunitia rātou e te ua (W 1971:437). / When they arrived at the river they were saturated by the rain.

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2. (stative) be completely covered.

Kua tōpuni katoa i te moko (W 1971:437). / Completely covered with tattooing.

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3. (modifier) close together.

Me haere tōpuni tātou (W 1971:437). / We should travel close together.

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4. (modifier) camping.

I hangaia he whare nui mō te mārena i te takiwā o te marae o Te Tii, te wāhi tōpuni o te iwi i te wā o te hainatanga o te Tiriti i te tau 1840 (TTR 1994:162). / A large building was built for the wedding in the vicinity of Te Tii marae, where the people attending the Treaty signing in 1840 had camped.

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5. (noun) dogskin cloak of dark hair with white borders.

He tōpuni te kahu, he parāoa te rākau (NM 1928:87). / The cloak was a dogskin cloak of dark hair with white borders and the weapon a whalebone club.

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