māngere hōnia
1. (stative) be excessively lazy.
Ko te tangata kai i te whiore tuna i te tuatahi he māngere hōnia (HP 1991:16). / The person who eats the tail first is excessively lazy.
See also hōnia
1. (stative) be excessively lazy.
Ko te tangata kai i te whiore tuna i te tuatahi he māngere hōnia (HP 1991:16). / The person who eats the tail first is excessively lazy.
See also hōnia
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
