raupatunga
dispossession | confiscation
Mātauranga
Education
He Tautuhinga
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Definitions
- Te tangohanga o tētahi mea ahakoa kāore e whakaaetia ana, otirā ko ngā whenua.
- To take something away from someone without consent, especially land.
He Tauira
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Example
Nā te raupatunga o ō te iwi whenua, kua pōhara ōna tāngata.
Because of the confiscation of the tribe's lands, its people are poor.
He Kupu Reo Māori anō
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Te Reo Māori
Alternative
He Kupu Reo Pākehā anō
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English
Alternatives
- dispossession
- confiscation