Tikanga ā-Iwi

uaparenga

scapegoat

tūingoa

He tangata, he take rānei ka whakapaetia mō te mahi hē, te hara, te hapa rānei a tētahi atu.

A person or reason which is blamed for the wrong doing, crime or mistake of someone else.

Ko te āhua nei, ko au te uaparenga mō ngā hē katoa o aku whanaunga!

Kaua e kimi uaparenga e hoa, whakapuakina ō hara.

I te nui o ngā hara i roto i tana rōpū tōrangapū, ka noho te minita hei uaparenga.

uapare - to pass the blame

Ko te āhua nei, ko au te uaparenga mō ngā hē katoa o aku whanaunga!

Kaua e kimi uaparenga e hoa, whakapuakina ō hara.

I te nui o ngā hara i roto i tana rōpū tōrangapū, ka noho te minita hei uaparenga.