Uruwhenua.—
whakauruwhenua, v.i. Perform ceremonies for acquiring or preserving title to lands. He haere no matou ki reira, ki era whenua o matou, whakauruwhenua ai (W. v, 105).
uruuruwhenua. 1. v.i. Perform certain rites involving the placing of an object on a wahi tapu with appropriate karakia, the intention probably being the same as above. Ka kite i te kowhatu e tu ana ki te taha pari; katahi ka uruuruwhenua a Kahu, “Ka u ki Matanuku,” etc. (‖ M. 136). ‖ whakau, 5; ū (iv).
2. n. Dicksonia squarrosa, a tree fern.
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