1. (personal noun) second lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to July.
I te marama o Hōngongoi, kua tino mātao te tangata, me te tahutahu ahi, ka pāinaina (HM 2/1990:3) / In the month of July a person is very cold and must light a fire and warm oneself.
See also Takurua
Synonyms: Hongonui, Maruaroa, Maramawhitu, Rua o Takurua, Te, Hūrae, Takurua
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