nōhanga
1. (noun) seat, seating, dwelling place - derived from the word noho.
I Koukourarata ana pakeke e noho ana, arā, he nōhanga kāinga nei kei Horomaka, Hakaroa rānei nō tētahi hunga hī ika, hunga mahi pāmu itiiti noa nei, ā, otirā he hī ika nei te mahi a tōna pāpā (TTR 2000:201). / Her parents were living at Port Levy, that is at a community of fishermen and small farmers on Banks Peninsula, but fishing was what her father did.
Synonyms: nohoanga, tūru, nohonga, pae noho, tāwhanawhana, whakanohonoho
2. (noun) habitat.
Ko te ākau tokatoka: Ka uhia tēnei nōhanga ki te wai tai i te tai pari, ka huraina i te tai timu (RP 2009:294). / The rocky shore: This habitat is covered with sea water at high tide and exposed at low tide.
