raukakai

sacrifice | offering

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He Tautuhinga | Definitions

  • 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 | Example

Ka kawea e rātou te raukakai ki runga i te maunga.
They carried the offering up the mountain.

He Kupu Reo Pākehā anō | English Alternatives

  • sacrifice
  • offering