kukuwhatanga
1. (noun) evolution.
Ko te kukuwhatanga he tukanga tino roa e huri ai te āhua me te hanga o tētahi mea ki āhua kē, ki hanga kē. Ko te rerekē haere o ngā ira o tētahi rauropi i roto i te takanga o ngā whakatipuranga. He manomano tau ka hua ake he momo hou (RP 2009:273). / Evolution is a long process of change from one form or structure to another. A change in the genetic make-up of an organism from one generation to another. Over the course of time, this results in the origin of a new species (RP 2009:273).
orokohanganga
1. (noun) origin, beginning, creation, evolution.
I kapi katoa rā hoki i a Te Rangikāheke ngā āhuatanga o te ao Māori mai i te orokohanganga o te ao (TTR 1990:278). / Te Rangikaheke's account of the Māori world covers everything since the creation of the world.
Synonyms: kunenga, takenga, pūnga, toi, pū, ahunga, orokohanga, mātāwai, pūtake, ūkaipō, pī, take
kunenga
1. (noun) evolution, development, origin.
