kī taurangi
1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to promise, guarantee, vow, make an oath, pledge, assure, swear an oath.
I te tukunga o te patu i te tau 1865, ka kī taurangi a Kerei me Te Mākarini, ka tohua ngā whenua o Ngāti Porou ki a rātau anō (TTR 1990:40). / When weapons were laid down in 1865 Grey and McLean promised that Ngāti Porou land would be preserved for the tribe's own use.
Synonyms: oati, whakataurangi, whakaoati, whakaoatitanga, kirihipi, kupu taurangi, taunaha, taurangi, takoha
2. (noun) promise, guarantee, vow, oath, pledge, word, word of honour, assurance.
Ka oti i a ia te kī taurangi a Ngata, arā, mehemea e utua ana e te Māori he utu nui mō tō rātou rangatiratanga tangata, me whiwhi hoki rātou i ngā tino painga (TTR 2000:15). / He honoured Ngata’s promise that if Maori paid the price of citizenship they would receive its rewards (DNZB 2000:30).
See also taurangi
Synonyms: kohukohu, oati, whakaoati, oatitanga, whakaoatitanga, kupu taurangi, taunaha, taurangi, whakataurangi
