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raukakai
sacrifice | offering
Mātauranga
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He Tautuhinga
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Definition
He mea, he whakahaeretanga rānei e tukuna ana hei mihi ki ngā atua i roto i ngā hāhi.
An item or ritual offered in religious worship to a deity.
He Tauira
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Example
Ka kawea e rātou te raukakai ki runga i te maunga.
They carried the offering up the mountain.
He Kupu Reo Pākehā anō
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English Alternatives
sacrifice
offering