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āheinga

1. (noun) competence, ability, opportunity, entitlement, function.

Kua whakatakototia nei e te Kāwanatanga hei whāinga mā te motu, arā, (1) kia tokomaha ake te hunga mōhio ki te reo Māori mā runga anō i te maha ake o ngā āheinga o te tangata ki te ako me ngā wāhi ka taea te reo te ako (HM 2/1999:7). / The Government has set down goals for the country, namely (1) that there should be many more people who know the Māori language by increasing the opportunities of one to learn it and the places where the language can be learned.

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Synonyms: kōwhiringa, angitu, kaha, āheitanga, āhei

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