He tikanga o roto i te ahurea Māori e ea ai tētahi āhuatanga pērā i te patunga o te tangata, i te manaakitanga i tukuna, i te āwhina a tētahi, i te kanga, i te hara rānei o tētahi. I te ao tauhokohoko o ināianei, ko te rahi o te moni hei hoko i tētahi hautaonga, i tētahi ratonga rānei.
Hei tūmahi, ko te whakaea i te mahi a tētahi, ko te tuku rānei i te moni hei hoko i tētahi mea.
A Māori custom where an action such as the killing of a person, hospitality shown, help given, or a verbal curse or transgression is avenged or settled. In modern commerce, it is the amount of money required to purchase an item or service.
As a verb it is the avenging or settling of someone's action, or the transfer of money to purchase something.
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Ka utua e ia ki te tāra Amerikana.