tauaro

opposite

Mātauranga

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He Tautuhinga | Definitions

  • E rerekē mārika ana i tētahi atu mea.
  • Completely different; of a contrary kind.

He Tauira | Example

He nui te whakapiringa o ngā āhuatanga tauaro i te ao Māori, ko te ao me te pō, ko te ora me te mate, ko Rangi rāua ko Papa.
There are many examples of clustering opposites in the Māori world, pō and ao, ora and mate, Rangi and Papa.