2. (verb) to be inactive, sit idly.
Kua hōngongoi te māngere rā i mua i te pouaka whakaata (PK 2008:129). / That lazybones sat idly in front of the television.
3. (verb) to frequent.
Tangata hōngongoi ki ngā whare petipeti whakarērea (PK 2008:129). / The person who frequents the betting houses, abandon him.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
