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rēinga - leaping place

reinga, n. 1. Leap, rush. He pou reinga riri (M. 214).

2. Place of leaping; so of the place whence spirits of the departed took their final leap: page 335 abode of departed spirits. Toku kainga ehara i konei, engari toku kainga kei raro kei te Reinga (S. 26).

Williams Dictionary

Kua tae atu koe ki Te Rerenga Wairua?
Have you been to Cape Reinga.
Away - atu

I te ata ka tae mātou ki Te Reinga.
In the morning we arrived at Te Reinga.

Ākuanei ka haere mai tētahi tangata nō Te Reinga, he wairua, ko Tū-horopunga te ingoa.
This is a story about Hine-kōrangi, a woman whose father made her a puhi and wouldn’t

Āe, kua tae atu au ki reira, ki Te Rerenga Wairua.
Yes, I've been there, to Cape Reinga.

#11: I am hungry and tired
#142: N is used for emphasis
#31: The family were playing the game
#108: We're off to see the wizard because of the wonderful things he does
#116: I will write the letter with the pen
#201: The reason why something will happen
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