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patunga, n. Victim. E kore e ngaro, ka tangi te umere, ka hinga te patunga. Patunga tapu, sacred offerings; an expression coined by the translators of the Bible. Hei whangai-nga mo nga patunga tapu maori, mo nga rau taewa, kumara, ika, patunga tangata, aha, aha noa iho (T. 77).

Williams Dictionary

He rongonui te kōrero mo te patunga o Kae e Tinirau.
The story of Kae's being killed by Tinirau is famous.
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