2. (noun) stone (of fruit), seed.
Ka tukia te hīnau, ka opehia ki roto ki te hītari, ka ruia; nā ka horo ngā kiko ki te kete pai, ko ngā nganga ki roto i te hītari (W 1971:53). / The hīnau berries are pounded, scooped into the sieve and shaken; so the flesh falls into the nice basket, while the stones remain in the sieve.
3. (noun) core (of a boil).
Ki te puta te nganga o te whēwhē ki waho, ka ora (W 1971:228). / If the core of the boil comes out you'll be fine.
4. (noun) shell, husk (of shell fish, fruit, etc.).
Kia maroke ngā pata raihi kātahi ka wakuwakua ngā nganga (PK 2008:514). / When the rice grains are dry the husks are removed.
2. (verb) to breathe heavily, breathe with difficulty, wheeze.
Kāore e pai ki a au ngā rangi pārūrū o te waru me te iwa - ka hēmanawa noa iho au - ka ngāngā taku puku, ka heke ngā werawera, ka hē te moe (HJ 2012:196). / I don't like the humid days of January and February - I am quite stressed - I breathe with difficulty, I perspire and sleep badly.
3. (noun) harsh noise, screech, squawk.
Mā te mōhio hoki ki te titiro i te wāhi pai hei pounga mō te taki, mā te pai hoki tētehi o te mōkai kākā, mā te kaha o te ngāngā, mā te keri tonu i te oneone, mā te ngaungau tonu i te mea e hoatu ana hei ngaungau māna (JPS 1895:136). / It is by knowing how to look for a proper place to set up the taki, and also through the training of the decoy kākā; by the strength of its cry, by its constant tearing up of the earth, and by its power of biting anything given to it (will he be successful).
Synonyms: ngoengoe, ngoe, tioro, tekekō, kē, ngē, kīrea, kā, tīwē
2. dregs, refuse.
