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tuinga

1. (noun) binding, sewing, suture.

Nā āna mahi tuinga i kaha ai tōna iwi ki te ārai i ngā whakawai a te pū, a te hāhi Pākehā, me ngā momo kaupapa whaioranga i puta mai i ngā kaihokohoko (TTR 1990:319). / Through his alliances, he strengthened his people against the disruptions of musket warfare, the Pākehā church, and the economic changes wrought by traders.

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Synonyms: tuitui, mātuhi

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