ika
1. (noun) cluster, band, troop, group, company, heap.
Ki te kore he ika kahurangi pēnā i a koutou nā hei ārahi, hei taki i tēnei kaupapa tērā ka pōnē, ka koritaka tēnei waka utanga nui (HM 2/1994:7). / If there wasn't a distinguished group such as you to lead and steer this project then it would be in difficulties and this canoe with its important cargo would be unsteady.