kāwanatanga - government (kāwana + nominal suffix -tanga)
Kei te tari kāwanatanga au e mahi ana.I work in the public service.
Ki te hinga te kāwanatanga, me whakahaere he pōti.If the government falls, there has to be an election.Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
Ka mutu te mahi i te kāwanatanga.The work was stopped by the government.Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
E tūmanako ana mātou kia whakaāe mai te Kawanatanga ki tā mātou pitihana.We are hoping the Government will agree to our petition.
