orokotaenga
1. (noun) first arrival - often written as two words, i.e. oroko taenga.
Mai rā anō i te orokotaenga o te Pākehā ki Aotearoa, kua tīkina noatia atu e te Māori he kupu Pākehā, me te whakawhiti ki ngā oro o te reo Māori (HJ 2015:80). / Right since the first arrival of the Pākehā to Aotearoa/New Zealand, Māori have comonly taken English words and adapted them to the sounds of the Māori language.
See also oroko
