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ngoringori

1. (verb) weak, listless, ineffectual.

Tokorua aua tama a Kanute i āhua ngoringori, kāore i kitea he tohungatanga i a rāua (KO 15/7/1884:7). / Canute had two sons who were somewhat weak, and any ability that they might have was not evident.

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Synonyms: maero, tūrūruhi, toupiore, wairuhi, maninohea, korou kore, ngoikore, whakaroau, ngehe, anuhea, hangenge, iwikore, taharangi, ārangirangi, kahakore, hauhauaitu, ānewa, whakapahoho, pōngenge, whakatairuhi, tārure, tūpaku, iwingohe


2. (modifier) of lowly status.

Ki te kite ia i ētahi tāngata o ētahi iwi kē, o ētahi hapū kē, ka karangatia e ia kia peka ki te kāinga, ahakoa ope tino tāngata, ope ngoringori noa iho rānei ka karangatia e ia ki te kāinga, ka manaakitia e ia (JPS 1927:252). / If she saw people of other tribes or clans, she would call to them to stop off at the village; whether a party of important people or one of lowly status, they would be invited by her to the village and given hospitably.

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