whāinuinu
1. (verb) (-mia) to give drink to, breastfeed.
Nō reira ngā mihi tino nui hoki ki Te Taura Whiri, ki te whare whakaahuru i te reo, whāinuinu i te reo, whakangungu i te iwi, mō ā koutou mahi i ēnei tau 25 ka hipa ake nei! (HM 2/2012:10). / And so sincere congratulations to the Māori Language Commission, the institution cherishing the language, feeding the language, training the people, for your work over these past 25 years.
