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ngihangiha

1. (verb) to obstruct, impede, thwart, glut, oversupplied.

Ko te utu mō te rīwai e rima pauna mō te tana, otirā kua ngihangiha te mākete ināianei i te rīwai, ā kore rawa ake he utu. Engari te kānga, e nui haere ana te minaka ki tēnā me te kake haere o te utu (TMT 15/4/1861:15). / Potatoes are five pounds per ton, but the market is just now oversupplied, and it is difficult to sell them. But there is an increasing demand and a climb in prices for maize.

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Synonyms: kōpeka, kōpekapeka, kati, taupā, taupare, , whakakōroiroi, whakapā, whakahōtaetae, ārai, aukati, hōtaetae, pākati, tāiha, taipuru, ārei


2. (modifier) intensely, extremely - usually follows a word for darkness, e.g. pōuri ngihangiha.

Mataku katoa au i te pōuri ngihangiha o te ana (PK 2008:527). / I was totally scared of the intense darkness of the cave.

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