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whakaaio

1. (verb) (-hia) to make peaceful, keep peaceful.

Heoi, māna e whakaaio a Hōne Heke, māna tonu e whakaara te pou kara (TTR 1990:66). / However, he undertook to keep Hōne Heke quiet and to re-erect the flagstaff.

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2. (modifier) peaceful.

I te mutunga o ngā pakanga i waenga i a Ngāti Toa rāua ko Ngāi Tahu i Wairau, i te tau 1843, nā Taiaroa te nuinga o ngā mahi whakaaio whenua (TTR 1990:136). / After the conflict between Ngāti Toa and Ngāi Tahu at Wairau in 1843, Taiaroa played a major part in the peace negotiations.

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Synonyms: rangimārie, ukiuki, whakamārie, whakamāria, whakamārire, ngehe, āio, houkura, hūmārie, aumārire, , mārie, mārire, hūmārire


3. (noun) peace.

Ko te kaupapa he whakaaio whenua (TTR 1990:355). / The theme was peace.

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Synonyms: rongo, rangimārie, maungārongo, rongomau, waikanaetanga, āio, houkura, houhanga a rongo, hūmārie, aumārire, mārie, māriri, hūmārire

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