niwaniwa
1. (verb) (-hia) to be persistent, permanent.
Ka niwaniwa tērā ki tāna mahi ā tutuki noa (PK 2008:500). / That one will persist with her task until it's completed.
Synonyms: karioi, toitū, pūmau, tūturu, tūmau, urupū, manawa rahi, pūnoke, taikaha, pūtohe, ngana, manawanui, hihiri, pikoni, pukutohe, pūkeke, aumangea, mōtohe, pakepake, pukutohetohe, tohetohe
2. (modifier) dark, deep black.
Kātahi nā te kōhatu niwaniwa - me te tūhua nei te rite (PK 2008:500). / What a dark stone - it's just like obsidian.
