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wehenga

1. (noun) departure, separation.

Nō tana wehenga atu ka riro ana tamariki i tō rātau tipuna, i a Kararaina tiaki ai i te papakāinga o te whānau i Te Rerenga i Rangitukia (TTR 1996:63). / Following his departure his children were looked after by their grandmother, Kararaina, at Te Rerenga, the family home in Rangitukia.

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Synonyms: motumotu, whakawehenga, whakawehewehe, weheruatanga, whakawehe, whakamana wehenga


2. (noun) standards, unit standards, faction, division, section.

Ko ngā hipi tame raho-poka ēnei o te kāhui, kāore he maha ngā kōrero mō tēnei wehenga o te kāhui (TP 7/1911:5). / These are the castrated rams of the flock and there isn't much to say about this section of the flock.

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Synonyms: whiti, taha, tūāporo, tūtanga, rārangi, pīhi, kaupeka, tekihana, wāhi, tekiona, wāhanga

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