Tuanui (i), n. 1. Roof of a house. Ka puta ki runga o te tuanui o te whare tu ai (T. 72).
2. Bark of male tree of totara.
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Tuanui (ii), a. Harsh, overbearing. Tuanui noa atu to kupu ki tou tuakana.
whakatuanui, v.i. Be overbearing or arrogant, bluster.
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