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ngana - to persist, to try hard, be persistent

Ngana. 1. v.i. Be eagerly intent, persist. Kei te ngana a Kupe ki te tapatapahi i nga kawe-kawe (T. 110).

2. a. Obstinate, persistent.

3. Strong, brave. E nguha ai koe, e ngana ai koe, e toa ai koe (D. ii, 29).

4. Applied to the sixth and twenty-second days of the moon's age, the former being Tamatea-ngana, and the latter Korekore-ngana.

5. n. Rage, wrath. Ka keria te rua haeroa, te rua o te ngana (T. 86).

ngangana. 1. a. Red. He rakau ngangana te totara.

2. v.i. Glow. Ngangana tonu te pua o te rata ki te moana.

3. Bluster, make a disturbance. He aha ra te kai i haere ki roto ki to puku, tutu ai, ngangana ai, aurere ai (M. 44).

nganangana. 1. a. Blustering, noisy.

2. Red, glowing.

3. n. Geotria australis, lamprey. = piharau.

Williams Dictionary

I te mutunga o te wānanga ka ngana a Hēmi ki te whakawehe i ōna mātua.
At the conclusion of the wānanga Hēmi attempted to separate his parents.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Ka ngana ahau.
I'll do my best.

#151: That is the house where I grew up (i... ai)
#96: Rangi is reading. The book is being read.
#91: Let there be one cup of sugar (kia)
#102: I did not go, I was not going, I am not going
#51: Our tomato is red
#168: I make myself a man
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