whēnakonako
1. (verb) to be wistful, yearn, long, desire.
I pēneitia ai i te mea kua roa ētahi o tātou e whēnakonako ana ki te reo tūturu e whenumi haere nei i te rongonga taringa, kua roa hoki e uhupoho ana ki te reo Māori 'hou' kei te tipu ake i ngā kura, i ngā kāinga, i ngā wāhi katoa e ākona ana te reo Māori (HM 1993:7). / It was done this way because for a long time some of us have been yearning for the classical language, which we are hearing being mixed up, and for a long time we have been cautious about the 'new' Māori language developing in the schools, homes and everywhere that the Māori language is being learnt.
Synonyms: kaweka, tautini, taumano, tāroaroa, whāroa, kāwekaweka, kōroaroa, hotu, roa, tāroa, hītawe, hūroaroa, wheau, hauroa
