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toanga

1. (noun) brave conduct, bravery, courage, valour, gallantry.

He tūpara te pū, hei whakamātautau i te toanga o taua ope (JPS 1990:141). / He had a double-barrelled gun, to test the bravery of the war party.

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2. (noun) victory, triumph, win.

Tino itiiti nei ngā kapa neke atu i te kotahi wā e toa ana, ā, ko aua kapa, ko Waihīrere o te Tai Rāwhiti (e toru ngā toanga), ko Te Waka Huia (e toru ngā toanga), me Te Rōpū Manutaki (e rua ngā toanga) (HM 2/1994:1). / There are very few performance groups that have won more than once and those groups are Waihīrere of the East Coast (three victories), Te Waka Huia (three victories) and Te Rōpū Manutaki (two victories).

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