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tuamatangi
last breath
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He Tautuhinga
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Definition
He kupu e whakaahua ana i te hā whakamutunga i mua i te matenga o te tangata.
A phrase describing a person's final breath just before death.
He Tauira
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Example
I tana tuamatangai, i karapotia ia e tōna whānau.
He was surrounded by family for his last breath.