pononga
1. (modifier) true, genuine, unfeigned, honest, serious.
Ka parau kau tana kupu, kia haere ia ki te patu i tana mōkai, kia kīia ai e ngā tāngata, e haere pononga ana ki te patu i tana mōkai (NM 1928:142). / His words feigned that he would go to beat his servant, so that the people would say that he was really going to punish his servant.
2. (noun) honesty, truthfulness, genuineness.
Kāore ahau e raparapa i tōu pononga (Ng 1993:208). / I'm not in doubt about your honesty.
