ihumanea
1. (verb) to be knowing, clever, intuitive.
I ihumanea ai, nā te mea arā tētahi tikanga o te whare pāremata e mea ana ki te āta whērā te whakatakotohia o te pātai ki te Kāhui Minita, kāore e taea e rātou te karo atu (HM 4/1994:11). / It was clever because there is a procedure in parliament stating that if a question is tabled for the Cabinet they are not able to ignore it.
3. (modifier) knowing, clever, intuitive.
He ākonga ihumanea a Ngata i āna mahi katoa (TTR 1996:101). / Ngata was a clever pupil in everything he did.
4. (noun) clever person, intellectual.
Kei te wānanga ētahi o ngā ihumanea o te motu i ngā raruraru e pā ana ki ō tātou awa me ngā roto. / Some of the clever people of the country are having a conference about the problems affecting our rivers and lakes.
