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ahunga

1. (noun) direction (of movement), bearing, orientation.

Arā anō ngā kupu ake a tēnā iwi, a tēnā iwi mō ngā ahunga matua (TRP 2010:97). / There are other words that each tribe has for the primary compass directions.

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Synonyms: ahu


2. (noun) source.

E hia nei ngā kōrero a Hoani i whakamāoritia, ka meatia e Te Waiti ki roto i tana pukapuka tuawhā, 'Ko ngā tātai kōrero whakapapa a te Māori me ngā karakia o nehe', engari kāore i whakahuatia te ahunga mai i a Hoani (TTR 1994:59). / Hoani translated large chunks, which John White incorporated into his volume four of 'The ancient history of the Maori', but failed to acknowledge that the source was from Hoani.

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3. (noun) origin.

He tino tohunga a ia ki ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te ahunga me ngā hekenga mai o te Māori me ngā iwi Māori o Poronihia – he kaupapa, taro ake nei, i tirohia ai e Te Rangi Hīroa (TTR 1996:13). / He was a leading authority on Māori and Polynesian origins and migrations – a subject Peter Buck was later to explore.

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Synonyms: kunenga, takenga, pūnga, toi, , orokohanga, mātāwai, pūtake, ūkaipō, , orokohanganga, take


4. (noun) dimension (of space).

Kotahi anake te ahunga o tētahi rārangi, ko te roa. E rua ngā ahunga o tētahi papa - ko tōna roa me tōna whānui. E toru ngā ahunga o tētahi matarau, arā, ko te roa, te whānui me te teitei (TRP 2010:96). / A line only has one dimension - length. A plane surface has two dimensions - length and breadth. A solid has three dimensions - length, breadth and depth (TRP 2010:96).

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