manakore
1. (stative) be void, unenforceable, invalid.
Ka tū i a ia he hui nui ki Ōrākei hei kōrero i te Tiriti o Waitangi. Whakahāngai tonu a Tūhaere ko ngā whakarite tonu o te Tiriti kia kōrerohia, kia kitea mehemea kei te whai mana tonu, kei te manakore rānei (TTR 1990:366). / He held a large conference at Ōrākei to discuss the Treaty of Waitangi. Tūhaere focused discussions on the provisions of the Treaty to see whether they had validity or were unenforceable.
2. (modifier) unofficial, invalid, void.
I waiatatia taua waiata i tētahi poroporoaki ki te hokowhitu Māori, ā, meinga ana e te hokowhitu hai hīmene manakore mā rātau (TTR 2000:133). / That song was sung at a farewell to the Māori Battalion, and the battalion made it their unofficial hymn.
3. (noun) lack of power, ineffectiveness, powerlessness.
I noho pōuri tonu a ia ki te Kōti Whenua Māori. Arā anō hoki tētehi take whakakawakawa i a ia, ko te manakore o te Komiti Mō Ngā Mea Māori i te Pāremata (TTR 1994:121). / He remained unhappy with the Native Land Court and one reason he was disaffected was the lack of power of the Native Affairs Committee in Parliament.
