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henga

1. (noun) food for a working party, smoko, tea break.

Kei te taka rātou i te henga (W 1971:46). / They are preparing the food for the working party.

hēnga

1. (noun) error, mistake, fault, blunder, boo-boo, slip-up.

Ka kitea e ia ngā hēnga, ka whakatikaia, ka whakahokia anō ki ngā kaitā perehi, kātahi ka mahia tikatia e rātou (TWM 13/6/1863:2). / When the mistakes are found they are corrected, returned to the printers and then they make the corrections.

Synonyms: pōkaku, pōhauhau, hē, hapa, horihori, hori, pōhēhē, hēanga

henga tōpuni

1. (verb) to travel in close order, walk close together in a file.

Kaua e tāwhitiwhiti, me henga tōpuni tātou (PK 2008:102). / Don't spread apart, we should travel in close order.

2. (noun) in close order, keep close together (walking in a file).

I te haerenga i roto i te ngahere, me haere tātou i te henga tōpuni. / While we are travelling in the forest, we should keep close together.

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