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.
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.
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.
