2. (noun) spouse, wife, husband, co-wife - used also for two women who are the wives of the same husband.
Ko te wahine nei ko Tau-kai he taupurua rāua ko tōna hoahoa, ko Te Aho-o-te-rangi, ki tā rāua tāne (M 2006:240). / This woman Tau-kai was continually vying with her co-wife, Te Aho-o-te-rangi, for their husband (M 2006:241).
Ka haere tēnei ngā hīrere ki Te Makomako, mā Te Whareroa, mā Te Hautaonga, hei hoahoa mō Tiori (M 2007:288). / Then I travel through the waterfalls to Te Makomako, and note Te Whareroa and Te Hautaonga, as spouses for Tiori (M 2007:289).
3. (noun) friendship.
Nā tana hoahoa ki a Ngata rāua ko Te Kōti i auau ai tana tūtakitaki ki ngā āpiha a te kāwanatanga (TTR 1996:47). / Her friendship with Ngata and Coates led her into frequent contacts with government officials.
