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tūtira

1. (verb) to line up, form a file, queue.

I kī atu a Te Whākumu, “Ko te haere, me tūtira te haere, kia kotahi rau tōpū te matua ki mua, me tāne anake; kia kotahi rau tōpū te wahine e maka ki waenganui." (JPS 1919:130). / Te Whāumu said, "When we go we should line up in file with two hundred in the main division at the front; and two hundred women placed in the middle."

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Synonyms: raina, rārangi


2. (noun) row, file, rank, queue.

Ka hāngai te tūtira ki te kēti o te Pāremata ka kite i ngā reta i runga i te kēti (TPH 30/12/1900:7). / When the rank were opposite the gate of Parliament they saw the letters on the gate.

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Synonyms: ripa, kapa, tūnga, rārangi, nui, kōhangohango, tararau, tatauranga, whakanehenehe, hoe


3. (noun) list.

Ki tō mātou whakaaro kia pēnei te tūtira o ngā mea hei whakaarotanga mā te tangata, arā: (1) Wairua; (2) Tinana; (3) Hinengaro; (4) Whenua; (5) Ērā atu taonga (HKW 1/6/1899:2). / In our opinion, the list of the things for a person to consider should be like this: (1) Spirituality; (2) Body; (3) Mind; (4) Land; (5) Other treasures.

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Synonyms: rārangi, tītaha, whakaraupapa, whakarārangi, whakatūtira, honga

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