1. (personal noun) second lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to July.
Hongonui: Kua tino mātao te tangata, me te tahutahi ahi, ka pāinaina (Best 1922:15). / Hongonui: Man is now extremely cold, and so kindles fires before which he basks (Best 1922:15).
See also Hōngongoi
Synonyms: Maruaroa, Hōngongoi, Rua o Takurua, Te
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