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huānga

1. (noun) relative, kin, relation, cousin, member of the same hapū, subscription.

Nō te wā ka tata ia te mate, ka whai kupu iho ia ki ōna huānga (TTT 1/6/1922:3). / When he was about to die he made a speech to his relations.
He tēpara mō ngā whanaunga, mō ngā huānga e āraia nei e te Karaipiture, e te ture hoki a te Hāhi kei mārena ki a rāua (Ma 1885:15). / A table for the relations, and the progeny forbidden to marry each other by the Scripture and by the law of the Church.

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Synonyms: uri, whanaunga, ngare, pākanga, karawa, pānga, waiū


2. (noun) member (of a set), element (maths).

Ko te huānga te mea kotahi o roto i tētahi huinga. Arā pea, ko tētahi o ngā tau o roto i tētahi huinga tau, o tētahi āhua rānei o roto i tētahi huinga āhua (TRP 2010:126). / An element is one member out of a set. For example, one number from a set of numbers, or one shape from a set of shapes (TRP 2010:126).

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