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ngangau

1. (verb) to quarrel, fight, clash, dispute.

I ngā tau 1800-1830 e ngangau ana te riri i waenga i ngā hapū o Heretaunga, e whakaekea ana rātau e ngā iwi kē (TTR 1990:161). / In the years 1800-1830 there was conflict amongst the sub-tribes of Hawke's Bay at war with one another or they were being attacked by other tribes.

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Synonyms: tautohetohe, kōhetehete, kōwhetewhete, rīriri, whāinga, whewhei, taungaungau, kekeritanga, tītaitai kōwhatu, pākani, kohete, tarahae, riri, tauwhāinga, tautohe, taututetute, totohe, kowhete, kairiri, kekeri, whakanihoniho, tautotohe, taukaikai, ngangare, paka, tatau, tatauranga, kākari, taute, whakatete, whawhai, wāwau, whakanehenehe, korokīkī


2. (noun) quarrel, dispute, conflict, dissension.

Ka mahue mai tērā tikanga hei ngangau i waenganui i a Te Rarawa me Ngāti Korokoro (TTR 1990:56). / That practice become a cause of conflict between Te Rarawa and Ngāti Korokoro.

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3. (noun) disturbance, noise.

Whakarongo rawa atu ki te ngē, ki te rarī, ki te ngangau (NM 1928:79). / Listen to the noise, the uproar and the disturbance.

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Synonyms: matioke, ngangī, turituri, ngē, wāwau, heihei, haunene, manioro

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