awhenga
1. (noun) vassal people, weak tribe, subjected people, serfs.
Ka puta te whakaaro i ngā rangatira o taua iwi kia heke rātau ki te rāwhiti, koi waiho rātau hei utanga kupu. Ko taua kupu ka puta ki te whakatupuranga uri, "He awhenga koe nāku." (W 1971:25). / The idea emerged with the chiefs of that tribe that they should migrate to the east lest they be talked about. The statement that would be applied to the future generations would be, "You are my vassals."
2. (noun) bay, inlet.
He wāhi kokoru, he awhenga, he whakangātanga (M 2004:306). / Coves, bays and resting places.
Synonyms: kopanga, korutanga, kowhanenga, kokoru, koko, kokorutanga, whanga, koro, tāwhangawhanga
