ngotongoto
1. (verb) to penetrate, be deep.
Mei pērā te tōtara i tū mai rā i Waikato i toro nui ngā pakiaka ki roto ki ngā iwi, ngotongoto ana te tupu, i te hua o ngā wairākau o ngā tai e whā (HKW 1/11/1900:2). / If the tōtara tree that stands in Waikato to grow likewise, its roots would reach into the tribes, growing deeply from the fertiliser of the four quarters.
Synonyms: ngoto
2. (verb) to be vigorous.
Ngotongoto ana te tipu a te kāri (Ng 1993:521). / The growth of the garden was vigorous.
