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whakawhanaunga

1. (verb) to have a relationship, get together, get to know one another, get along with, make friends.

Koirā anō tētahi āhua ōna, he whakawhanaunga ki ngā Pākehā. Ka hoahoa ki ngā Pākehā o runga i ngā pāmu ki te takiwā ki Ōtūmahi (EM 2002:50). / That was one thing about him, he got along with Pākehā people. He was friendly with the Pākehā people on the farms in the Ōtūmahi area.

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Synonyms: whakahoahoa


2. (modifier) having good relations, getting together, getting to know one another, getting along, nurturing good relations, making friends.

Ki a Maihi i tutuki te oati whakawhanaunga a tōna pāpā i ngā iwi e rua, engari kua wareware kē i a Hōri Kerei tana oati (TTR 1994:43). / Maihi's view was that his father's promise to nurture good relations between the two peoples had been honoured, but George Grey had forgotten his undertaking to do likewise.

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3. (noun) having a relationship, getting together, getting to know one another, getting along, nurturing good relationships,making friends.

Te mea nui rawa ia ko te noho tahi, ko te whakawhanaunga, ko te whakawhitiwhiti whakaaro (HM 4/1997:7). / But the important thing is living together, making friends and exchanging ideas.

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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.

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Synonyms: taunekeneke, hononga, pāhekoheko, whaitake, whakanohonoho, whakapiringa, piringa

whakaangi

1. (verb) to float, move easily, move freely, sail along.

Ka ū rawa ngā matikuku me te ngutu o te īkara rā ki tāna kai, kātahi ka hikitia ake ka whakaangi haere i runga ake o te whenua, e toru, e whā putu te mataratanga ake (TWMNT 6/10/1874:258). / With the claws and beak of that eagle firmly fixed on its food, it then raised her up and sailed along at three to four feet above the earth.

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Synonyms: angi


2. (verb) to fall through the air, hurl oneself.

Nā, ka mutu tana waiata, kātahi ia ka whakaangi i taua toka nei ki te whakamōtī i a ia (NM 1928:198). / Then, when she had finished her song, she hurled herself off that rock to destroy herself.

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3. (modifier) step relationship - e.g. matua whakaangi, stepfather. Tamaiti whakaangi is also used for 'nephew' or 'niece'.

I kōrerotia atu anō e tō mātou pāpā ki a ia kua kōhurutia e ia tō mātou whaea whakaangi (HTK 3/3/1894:3). / Our father had actually told him that he had murdered our stepmother.

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See also tamaiti whakaangi, tamāhine whakaangi, pāpā whakaangi, tama whakaangi, matua whakaangi, whaea whakaangi, tamariki whakaangi


4. (noun) stepchild.

Koirā te tamaiti whakaangi, ko ngā tamariki nā te wahine, engari ka heria mai ka uru ki roto ki te whānau, he whakaangi ērā (Milroy 2015). / That's what a stepchild is, the children of the wife but ones she has brought into the family, those are stepchildren.

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piringa

1. (noun) shelter, hiding place, haven, refuge.

Hei piringa anō hoki te koraha mō te tangata pai e tūkinotia ana (KO 15/12/1883:18). / The open country is also a refuge for the good person who is being abused.

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Synonyms: ruruhau, tuohunga, whakamaurutanga, punanga, whakamaru, taumaru, pātakitaki, pāruru, tūrutu, pātūtū, whakaruru, taumarumaru, whakamauru, whakamarumaru, whakaruruhau, maru, tāwharau, tīhokahoka, whakahau


2. (noun) connection, link, association, relationship.

Nā runga i tōna hononga ki a Te Taoū i roa ai tana piringa ki Ōrākei (TTR 1996:174). / She had a long association with Orakei through her connection with Te Taoū.

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Synonyms: hono, hononga, tūhonotanga, whaitake, taukaea, tauhere, pāhekoheko, whakanohonoho, whanaungatanga, whakapiringa, taunekeneke

karangarua

1. (noun) someone related through two different lines, standing in a double relationship.

E kī ana taku karangarua, a Kemureti, e toru tekau mā waru ngā tāngata i runga, he tāne anake (HP 1991:8). / My relation, Kemureti, says that thirty-eight people were on it, only men.

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See also karanga rua

whakapiringa

1. (noun) attachment.

I hangaia he tāwhana ki ngā tiriti hei tomokanga mō te manuhiri tūārangi, hei whakapiringa hoki i ngā kupu pōwhiri (TP 1/6/1901:11). / An arch to the streets was constructed as an entrance way for visitors from afar and for the attachment of words of welcome.

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2. (noun) association, relationship.

Nā ētahi whakapiringa ōna o muri mai, ka ara ake te ngangare i waenganui i tana apataki (TTR 1996:155). / Because of other associations later, controversy arouse among his followers.

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Synonyms: taunekeneke, hononga, pāhekoheko, whaitake, whakanohonoho, whanaungatanga, piringa


3. (noun) plastering, attaching.

Nāna i whakahaere ngā whakaritenga, mai i te tuatanga o ngā rākau ki te whakapiringa raima ki ngā pēke kua oti te tou ki te wai, te horoi hoki, kei ngā pakitara e mau ana (TTR 1996:47). / She supervised the arrangements, from cutting the trees to plastering the walls with cement over sacks that had been soaked in water and cleaned.

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moepuku

1. (verb) to have an illicit relationship, have an affair, fornicate.

Kaua e moepuku, me mārena mārire koutou, ngā rangatira, kia mārama ai tā koutou tiaki i a mātou, i ngā tūtūā (TWMNT 25/5/1875:108). / Do not have illicit relationships, but you, the leaders, should have legitimate marriages so that you may be fit to look after us, the common people.

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2. (modifier) promiscuous, loose, immoral, philandering, licentious.

E kore ahau e whiu i ā koutou tamāhine ina moepuku, i ā koutou wāhine ina pūremu; ko ngā tāne nei hoki he mea wehe atu ki ngā wāhine moepuku, ko rātou tahi ko ngā wāhine kairau kei te mea patunga tapu (PT Hohea 4:14). / I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots.

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Synonyms: tīweka, tangatanga, tatere, tāreparepa, mātangatanga, korokoro, tāngengangenga, tāwēwē, ngoru, hāngengangenga, hūngorungoru, tāngāngā, tangara, tangoro, tītengi, kaewa


3. (noun) illicit relationship, affair, concubinage, whoredom.

He tino taru kino tēnei mea te moepuku mā tātou me ō tātou rangatira (TWMNT 25/5/1875:108). / This practice of illicit relationships is a very bad thing for both ourselves and our chiefs.

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whaitake

1. (verb) (-tia) to be valid, relevant, worthy, have merit.

Ka whakatauria mehemea he kaupapa tēnei e whaitake ana, he moumou moni noa iho rānei. / It will be decided if this project is of value, or is just a waste of money.

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Synonyms: haratau


2. (verb) (-tia) to possess a claim.

He whakapūmau i ētahi whenua rāhui i reira ki ngā tāngata Māori e whaitake ana (RT 2013:104). / Some reserve land there was certified to Māori people who had a claim.

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Synonyms: whaipānga


3. (noun) connection, association, link, relationship, relevance.

Ka kōrero a Te Rōpihana i te whaitake o te Hāhi ki ana motu o Rarotonga (KO 16/11/1885:7). / Rev. Robertson spoke about the connections of the Church to his islands of the Cook Islands.

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Synonyms: haratau, hāngaitanga, piringa, hono, hononga, pāhekoheko, whakanohonoho, whanaungatanga, whakapiringa, taunekeneke, tauhere, tūhonotanga, taukaea

whakanohonoho

1. (verb) (-ia) to place, set, fix in place, give in marriage.

Ka whakanohonoho haere a Ngāti Tama atu i Ōhariu ki Paekākāriki (TTR 1990:256). / Ngāti Tama took up residence between Ōhariu and Paekākāriki.

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Synonyms: tetepe, , ahuahu, kōpā, whakamohiki, whakarākei, totoka, rehurehu, whiu, whakanoho, wāhanga, whakatū, panga, moka, whiuwhiu, wāhi, kopou, makamaka, maka, taiwhanga, whakatakoto


2. (modifier) causing to settle, placing, setting, fixing in place, establishing, rehabilitating.

Ko ia rā te kairuruku o te whakahaere o te mahi whakanohonoho (TTR 2000:15). / He was the coordinator of the rehabilitation structure.

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Synonyms: whakamātūtū, whakanoho, rerenga, tautanga, takiwā


3. (noun) situation, relationship, settling, seating, placement, establishment, siting.

Kua kore e aro me pēhea te whakanohonoho i ngā mema ki runga i te komiti whakahaere (TTR 1998:205). / It was no longer known how to settle the members on the management committee.

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Synonyms: whakanoho, whakatakotoranga, pūwhenua, nohonga, nohoanga, nōhanga, whakawāwā, whakatatū, tautanga, whaitake, whanaungatanga, whakapiringa, piringa, taunekeneke, hononga, pāhekoheko

pānga

1. (noun) dividend.


2. (noun) effect.


3. (noun) apparatus.


4. (noun) relationship.

hononga

1. (noun) union, connection, relationship, bond.

Ka waiho hai whakamaharatanga mō te hononga o Ngāti Kahungunu ki a Te Arawa (TTT 1/3/1930:2003). / It remains as a memorial to the relationship of Ngāti Kahungunu to Te Arawa.

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Synonyms: taunekeneke, pāhekoheko, whaitake, whakanohonoho, whanaungatanga, whakapiringa, piringa


2. (noun) joint.

Kua mamae ngā hononga katoa o te tinana (TTT 13/12/1921:4). / All the joints of the body become sore.

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Synonyms: pāhekoheko, honohono, taihonotanga


3. (noun) joining place, link.

Kotahi anō huarahi ki taua pā ko te hononga o taua kūrae ki te tuawhenua (TKO 31/7/1919:4). / There is only one way to that pā and that is the place where that headland joins the mainland.

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Synonyms: pūtahitanga, tauhere, tūhonotanga, whaitake, taukaea, piringa, hono

whakapiri

1. (verb) (-ngia,-a,-hia,-tia) to stick, fasten, remain close to, keep close, keep watertight, paste.

Ka ngangautia e ia kia ngāwari, kia pakupaku, ka āta whakapiritia ki te mamae, hāware katoa atu nō te mea he pai tonu hoki te hāware mō te whakaora (HP 1991:23). / She chewed it until it was soft and small and carefully applied it to the sore part. It had saliva throughout because saliva is quite good for healing.

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Synonyms: piripiri, rūnā, piri


2. (verb) to define one's relationship and position with someone using whakapapa.

Arā kē te mokopuna tika a Tamahau ko Maata nō te mea ko tā rāua mokopuna tērā ko Hikawera, arā kē te tamāhine tūturu a Tamahau ko Hōriana, ko au i whakapiri noa atu i tōku whakapapa ki te taha o Tamahau (TPH 31/12/1903:3). / The correct grandchild of Tamahau is Martha because Hikawera is their grandchild and the real daughter of Tamahau was Hōriana, I established my relationship in my whakapapa with Tamahau's side.

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3. (modifier) closely associated.

I whakatūria anō e Rīpeka me ētahi atu wāhine rangatira, tētahi rōpū whakapiri, arā, ko Te Rōpū Māori Girls' Club (TTR 1996:76). / Rīpeka and some other leading women set up an association called Te Rōpū Māori Girls' Club.

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4. (noun) close association.

Na, nō muri ka whakapaengia nā tōna whakapiri pea ki ngā Wēteriana i whai ai ia i te ngāwari (TTR 1990:66). / Later it was claimed that perhaps it was because of close association with the Wesleyans that he pursued an accommodation.

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taunekeneke

1. (noun) interaction, relationship.

He mea whakawehewehe, he mea pūraurau hoki ētahi o ngā taunekeneke i waenganui i ētahi o ngā mātua, ngā mema o te komiti whakahaere matua, ngā kaimahi me te rōpū whakahaere. / Some of the relationships between some parents, executive committee members, staff and management are divisive and bitter.

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Synonyms: hononga, pāhekoheko, whaitake, whakanohonoho, whanaungatanga, whakapiringa, piringa

pāhekoheko

1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to combine, co-operate, join, join together, unite, interact, associate, integrate, mix.

E pāhekoheko ana ngā tamariki i waenganui i a rātau anō i ngā wā katoa (Ng 1993:234). / The children interact amongst themselves all the time.

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Synonyms: hono, whakakapiti, porotūtaki, porotūtataki, uhono, miki, tāranu, konatu, whakahanumi, whakawhēranu, whāranu, natu, kuhukuhu, kōnatunatu, ranu, whakauruuru, whakananu, kōnanunanu, kōrorirori, whakaranu, kōmitimiti, konanu, tāpiri, whakauru, hiki, tūhoto, uru, whakamoemoe, whakatapoko, haumi, honohono, pūtahi, tūhono, tūhonohono


2. (modifier) combining, co-operative, joint, united, interactive, associated, integrated, mixed.

I muri mai i ngā pakanga a te kāwanatanga me ngā iwi Māori i te wāhanga tuarua o te rautau 1800, ka kaha ake ngā mahi pāhekoheko i waenganui i ngā kāinga Māori me Tauiwi (Te Ara 2017). / After the wars between government forces and Māori tribes in the second half of the 1800s, cooperative activities between Māori communities and Pākehā became stronger.

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Synonyms: nanu, hanumi, whakauruuru, hononga, taihonotanga, honohono


3. (noun) connection, relationship, association, interaction, combination.

Ko te tangata whenua ka noho ki te wāhi i whānau ōna mātua tūpuna, taka rawa iho ki a ia. Ka puea ake tōna tuakiri i āna pāhekoheko me te whenua, te rangi, te moana (Te Ara 2016). / An indigenous person lives in the place where her parents and ancestors were born, down to the herself. Her identity springs from her connection with the land, sky and sea.

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Synonyms: whakapiringa, piringa, taunekeneke, hononga, whaitake, whakanohonoho, whanaungatanga

whakawhanaungatanga

1. (noun) process of establishing relationships, relating well to others.

Kei te whakapapa ngā tātai, ngā kōrero rānei mō te ao katoa, nā reira ko ngā whakapapa he whakawhanaungatanga ki te ao, ki te iwi, ki te taiao anō hoki (Te Ara 2011). / Whakapapa is the recitation of genealogies or stories about the world, so whakapapa are ways by which people come into relationship with the world, with people, and with life.

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karanga rua

1. (noun) someone related through two different lines, standing in a double relationship.

Ko ōna mātua ko Hore rāua ko Kahurimu. Hei irāmutu a ia mā Te Rauangaanga, arā, ka noho karanga rua ai rāua ko Pōtatau Te Wherowhero (TTR 1990:70). / His parents were Hore and Kahurimu. He was the nephew of Te Rau-anga-anga and he and Pōtatau Te Wherowhero were related in two ways.

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pānga rārangi

1. (noun) linear relationship (maths).

Mēnā he pānga rārangi kei waenganui i ētahi taurangi e rua, ā, ka whakaaturia ki te kauwhata, he rārangi torotika te āhua o te kauwhata (TRP 2010:195). / If there is a linear relationship between two variables and the relationship is shown on a graph, the graph will be a straight line (TRP 2010:195).

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pānga tahi

1. (noun) one-on-one relationship (maths).

Ko te 'haurua' te pānga e whakaaturia ana i konei. He pānga tahi tēnei. Arā, kōtahi anake te pānga o tētahi huānga ki tētahi (TRP 2010:193) / A half is the relationship shown here. This is a one-on-one relationship. That is, there is only one relationship of one element to another.

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pānga riterite

1. (noun) proportion.

I te tinana tūturu, kei te takiwā o te hauwaru te rahi o te upoko i te rahi o te tinana. He rerekē te pānga riterite o te poupou e whakaaturia nei. He neke atu i te hautoru te rahi o te upoko i te rahi o te katoa o te tinana (RTA 2014:126). / With a real body, the size of the head is in the vicinity of an eighth of the size of the body. The proportions of the carved post shown here are different. The size of the head is more than a third of the size of the whole body.

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Synonyms: hautau, hautanga, rite


2. (noun) proportional relationship (maths).

pānga tāpiripiri

1. (noun) additive relationship (maths).

He pānga tāpiripiri kei waenganui i ngā taurangi e rua e whai ake nei nā te mea ka noho pūmau te tau tāpiri i tētahi taurangi kia puta ai te taurangi tuarua (TRP 2010:194). / There is an additive relationship between the following two variables because the addend remains fixed to a particular variable so that a second variable appears.

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