2. (noun) screech.
E mahi nei i tā rātou nā mahi e whakarite mai nei te āhua o tā rātou ki te tangata mōhio ki te whakangē kākā, e whakarahi mai rā i te ngē o tā rātou mōkai kia kaha te ngē, arā, te tionga mai kia rere atu ō konei manu, kia wawe te mau i tō rātou mutu (TW 16/12/1876:470). / What they are doing is like what an expert in making kākā screech does, that by increasing the volume of their pet's screeching, that is the call, so that the local birds will fly away to be caught quickly in their bird snare.
Synonyms: ngoengoe, ngoe, tioro, tekekō, ngāngā, kē, kīrea, kā, tīwē
nge
1. (particle) A particle used to add emphasis or to make pleasing to the ear.
Ka ui atu a Manaia, “E whia koa nge ngā tao o tā koutou rākau?” (JPS 1894:189). / Manaia asked, “How many spears do you really have?”
Ka ngaro noa koa nge a Te Rangihīroa (M 2004:60). / Te Rangihīroa is lost indeed (M 2004:61).
e nge
1. serves you right! good job! - an idiom used when the speaker is unsympathetic towards the plight of another person because the misfortune was brought on by some foolish action.
Māmā: E tama! Kaua hei whiuwhiu kōwhatu. (Ka pakaru te wini o te whare o Mr Jones.) Tama: Māmā! I kowhete mai a Mr Jones i ahau. Māmā: E nge! Ka kīia atu! (HKKT 2011:7). / Mum: Son! Don't throw stones. (The window of Mr Jones's house is broken.) Son: Mum! Mr Jones scolded me. Mum: Serves you right! I told you!
