whakamanawa
1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to encourage, inspire, instil confidence, give confidence to, reassure, stimulate, support, rely on.
Ahakoa i mate, ko ia tonu te tohu nāna i whakamanawa te nonoke a tana iwi kia wetea atu te hē i ūwhia ki a rātou (TTR 1990:60). / Despite his death, he became a symbol that encouraged the struggle of his people to address the wrongs inflicted on them.
Synonyms: whakawhirinaki, hirinaki, whirinaki
2. (noun) confidence, encouragement.
Nā te kaha o te whakamanawa o Te Awa-i-taia, i puāwai ai te Rongopai ki roto i a Ngāti Māhanga o Whāingaroa (TTR 1990:173). / The success of Christianity among Ngāti Māhanga of Whāingaroa was because of Te Awa-i-taia's encouragement.
