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1. (numeral) six, 6.
Kei hea te riri kia rite ki tēnei te nui o te mate i roto i ngā marama e ono! (TWM 21/6/1871:1). / Where is there a war like this where so many have died in six months!
Ka moea e ia tana hēkeretari kua ono tau rā i tēnei mahi (TTR 1996:267). / He married his secretary of six years.
2. (numeral) sixth - when used with this meaning it is preceded by te and followed by o.
Kāore a Te Wharepōuri i reira, engari ka tae atu ia – i te ono o ngā rā – ki te āwhina i ōna whanaunga (TTR 1990:331). / Te Wharepouri was not there, but he arrived - on the sixth day - to help his relatives.
3. (noun) sixth lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to November.
Hei te ono kua kaha te tipu o ngā mea katoa (M 2004:70). / On the sixth month all growth has become vigorous.
