2. (noun) spouse, wife, husband, co-wife - used also for two women who are the wives of the same husband.
Ko te wahine nei ko Tau-kai he taupurua rāua ko tōna hoahoa, ko Te Aho-o-te-rangi, ki tā rāua tāne (M 2006:240). / This woman Tau-kai was continually vying with her co-wife, Te Aho-o-te-rangi, for their husband (M 2006:241).
Ka haere tēnei ngā hīrere ki Te Makomako, mā Te Whareroa, mā Te Hautaonga, hei hoahoa mō Tiori (M 2007:288). / Then I travel through the waterfalls to Te Makomako, and note Te Whareroa and Te Hautaonga, as spouses for Tiori (M 2007:289).
3. (noun) friendship.
Nā tana hoahoa ki a Ngata rāua ko Te Kōti i auau ai tana tūtakitaki ki ngā āpiha a te kāwanatanga (TTR 1996:47). / Her friendship with Ngata and Coates led her into frequent contacts with government officials.
whakahoahoa
1. (verb) (-ina,-ngia,-tia) to make friends, be friendly.
Ki tāna, he hua nui kei roto i te taha mākohakoha, whakahoahoa hoki o te Māori i tana noho, tāpiri atu hoki ki ana pūkenga auaha me tana manaaki i te tangata, he painga mō te motu kei te katoa o ēnei āhuatanga (TTR 2000:71). / In his opinion, there was great value in the relaxed and friendly nature of the Māori lifestyle in addition to their creative skills and hospitality for the benefit of the country as a whole.
Synonyms: whakawhanaunga
2. (modifier) charming, amiable, friendly, affable.
Tāpiri atu ēnei painga ki te purotu o tōna āhua, te pakari o te tinana, me te tohunga ki ngā mahi tākaro, kātahi ai te tangata whakahoahoa, tangata mātanga ko tēnei, ko Hēmi (TTR 1998:63). / These good qualities, coupled with his handsome appearance, physical prowess and sporting ability, shaped Hēmi into a charming and sophisticated man.
3. (noun) friendship.
Ahakoa tana whakahoahoa atu ki ngā Pākehā, tū ana ko ia tētehi o ngā rangatira i whakaaria hei kīngi i te tau 1858 (TTR 1994:160). / Despite his friendship with the Pākehā, he was a candidate for the leadership of the King movement in 1858.
taruna
1. (verb) to be connected (by family ties, friendship, etc.).
E kore hoki e taea e au te whakarere i te iwi o taku wahine, o aku tamariki, me ētahi o koutou he tino hoa aroha nōku, me ētahi hoki he whare tangata. Otirā hei aha, kia kōrerotia ināianei te tarututanga i taruna ai au ki a koutou? E mārama ana ia ki ngā tāngata katoa o Te Tai Rāwhiti (TWMNT 2/10/1878:55). / I would never desert the people of my wife and my children, and some of you are dear friends of mine and some are relations. But why should I now speak of the ties which connect me to you? They are known to all the people of the East Coast.
whanaungatanga
1. (noun) relationship, kinship, sense of family connection - a relationship through shared experiences and working together which provides people with a sense of belonging. It develops as a result of kinship rights and obligations, which also serve to strengthen each member of the kin group. It also extends to others to whom one develops a close familial, friendship or reciprocal relationship.
Kōrero ai ngā whakapapa mō te whanaungatanga i waenganui i te ira tangata me te ao (Te Ara 2011). / Whakapapa describe the relationships between humans and nature.
See also whakawhanaungatanga
Synonyms: taunekeneke, hononga, pāhekoheko, whaitake, whakanohonoho, whakapiringa, piringa
