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hōngongoi

1. (verb) to crouch (from the cold, etc.).

Ko te tikanga o te hōngongoi he noho koromeke i mua i te ahi (HM 2/1990:3). / The meaning of 'hōngongoi' is to crouch in front of the fire.

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2. (verb) to be inactive, sit idly.

Kua hōngongoi te māngere rā i mua i te pouaka whakaata (PK 2008:129). / That lazybones sat idly in front of the television.

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3. (verb) to frequent.

Tangata hōngongoi ki ngā whare petipeti whakarērea (PK 2008:129). / The person who frequents the betting houses, abandon him.

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Hōngongoi

1. (personal noun) second lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to July.

I te marama o Hōngongoi, kua tino mātao te tangata, me te tahutahu ahi, ka pāinaina (HM 2/1990:3) / In the month of July a person is very cold and must light a fire and warm oneself.

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See also Takurua

Synonyms: Hongonui, Maruaroa, Maramawhitu, Rua o Takurua, Te, Hūrae, Takurua

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