tanu(mia)

to bury

E tanu ana rātou i te tūpāpaku.
They (3+) are burying the deceased.
- this is an example of an active sentence

Ka tanumia te tūpāpaku ki tō tātou urupā.
The deceased will be buried at our (3/+inclusive) cemetery.
- this is an example of a passive sentence

I te nuinga o te wā, ka tanumia te tūpāpaku i te taha o tōna whānau i te urupā o ōna tīpuna.
Usually, the deceased will be buried near his loved ones in the same cemetery as his ancestors.
- this is an example of a passive sentence



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