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1. (n.) eulogy, extolment, magnification, the act of magnifying; praise, the expression of the honour in which any person or thing is held; commendation on account of excellence or beauty; tribute of gratitude. a glorifying.

2. (v.t.) to extol, to eulo-gise, to magnify, to praise, to brag, to exalt, to express estimation of, to ho-nour; to glorify, as in worship; to chanti in honour of.

3. (n.) a person who utters praises, a praiser, a boaster.

4. (n.) a person who utters praises, a praiser, a boaster.

5. (n.) the frequentative form of teni: denotes: praising, extolling, mag-nitying, etc.

6. (n.) an old-time war ery, a shout of exultation; v.t. to shout in victory.

7. (v.t. intens. form:) to eulogise ex-pressively, to render great praise; to render all glory to, as in worship, to give the highest magnification to.

1. (phrase) tʃεńitʃεńi] the initial verse of the chant that is performed to allot penalties, e. g. dancing, to the players; the players alloted the penalties have to perform them. (See also under pitipiti.) hano mai ka tukituki teniteni tātou. Come on, let us play tukituki teniteni. ¶The Penrhynese chant of the kind is as follows, which is untranslatable. kaikai te nononi ka tūrama te nononi/ mitimiti te matā rearea ia pekupeku ē/ oi ē ā nā/ te uanga rā, te uanga rā, ua ua rā/ teni ua e toki te uanga rā.

1. (caus.) Teni. Extol, praise, yell exultantly. Kua 'akateni 'aia i te 'autū'anga 'aia i te tamaki. He yelled exultantly on winning the battle.