whakamānawa
1. (verb) (-tia) to bless, honour, venerate.
I whakaae anō hoki ia ki te takawai wai moana hei whakamānawa māna i te tūroro, hei hiki rānei i te tapu, mahue ana te wai māori ki rahaki (TTR 1998:50). / He accepted a flask of sea water, which he used in place of fresh water, to bless the patient and remove tapu.
2. (noun) tribute, honour, award, prize.
Nei a mahara ka hoki ki te marae o Kirikiriroa, ki te pō i whakawhiwhia atu ai e Te Taura Whiri tōna anō whakamānawa i te hunga pēnā i a koe nā kua eke nei ki ngā kōtihitihi o tō tāua reo me ōna āhuatanga (HM 1/1994:1). / My thoughts return to Kirikiriroa marae, to the night when the Māori Language Commission awarded its tribute to the people like you who have reached the pinnacle of fluency in our language.
Synonyms: matapopore, puiaki, paraihe
whakamanawa
1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to encourage, inspire, instil confidence, give confidence to, reassure, stimulate, support, rely on.
Ahakoa i mate, ko ia tonu te tohu nāna i whakamanawa te nonoke a tana iwi kia wetea atu te hē i ūwhia ki a rātou (TTR 1990:60). / Despite his death, he became a symbol that encouraged the struggle of his people to address the wrongs inflicted on them.
Synonyms: whakawhirinaki, hirinaki, whirinaki
2. (noun) confidence, encouragement.
Nā te kaha o te whakamanawa o Te Awa-i-taia, i puāwai ai te Rongopai ki roto i a Ngāti Māhanga o Whāingaroa (TTR 1990:173). / The success of Christianity among Ngāti Māhanga of Whāingaroa was because of Te Awa-i-taia's encouragement.
