2. (noun) attachment, loyalty, commitment, devotion, allegiance.
Nā tana pirihongo ki te rōpū Rīpera i kore ai a ia i whiwhi i tētahi tūnga minita kāwanatanga ā tae noa ki te tau 1928 (TTR 1996:106). / Because of his loyalty to the Liberal party, Ngata did not again attain a government ministerial position until 1928.
Synonyms: ngākau pono, ngākaupono, piri, piripono
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