ngākaupono
1. (noun) honesty, allegiance, loyalty, good faith.
Nā te noho a Tukumana i roto i ngā iwi he karanga ingoa noa te kaha o te ngākaupono ki te Kīngitanga, nāna a ia i kukume atu ki ngā take o taua kaupapa (TTR 1996:232). / Because Tukumana lived among tribes that owed nominal allegiance to the King movement, he was was drawn into the affairs that movement.
Synonyms: pirihongo, ngākau pono, piri, piripono