whakapaparanga
1. (noun) layer, series of layers, generation.
E whia kē ngā whakapaparanga o tana iwi o Rangitāne i noho ki Te Manawatū, atu i te awa ki ngā paemaunga o Tararua (TTR 1990:280). / His tribe, Rangitāne, had lived for many generations in the Manawatū district, from the river to the Tararua Range.
Synonyms: mātā, kaupapa, kahupapa, apaapa, apa, papanga, paparanga
2. (noun) level, story.
Ko ngā rūma moe kei ngā whakapaparanga o runga, kei raro ko ngā rūma kai, horoi, me ētahi o ngā rūma mō ngā karaihe (TTT 1/4/1924:21). / The dormitories are on the upper stories and below are the dining rooms, wash rooms and some rooms for classes.
Synonyms: paparite, papatairite, apaapa, pātiki, kōeke, kōeketanga, paparanga, apa, kaupae, taumata, tautika, whakatūpā, tūpā, papatahi
