1. (noun) landing place, place of arrival, act of becoming firm, moor (a ship) at its berth, berthing.
Te ūnga mai ki uta kātahi ka hāpainga te reo o te mano ki te hūrē, ki te mihi atu ki te manuwhiri tūārangi (TWMNT 18/6/1873:69). / When it berthed the thousands of people raised a cheer to greet the visitor from afar.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
