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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(New Zealand) A Māori chosen to be a specialist in a specific skilled field; especially, a priest..
Those who became tohunga did so not simply voluntarily, but because they displayed aptitudes at an early age which indicated to their elders that they had been chosen by deities to perform particular functions […].
Use tohunga when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tohunga means (New Zealand) A Māori chosen to be a specialist in a specific skilled field; especially, a priest..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Those who became tohunga did so not simply voluntarily, but because they displayed aptitudes at an early age which indicated to their elders that they had been chosen by deities to perform particular functions […].
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