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ngari - annoyance

Ngari (i) (poetical) = engari, conj. Ngari Te Tumuhuia hei oranga ngakau (M. 376).

Williams Dictionary

Ngari (ii), n. 1. Annoyance, disturbance. Kia ope noa te whakairoiro hei ngari mo maua ko taku tamaiti poriro (M. 87).

2. Greatness, power.

3. = ngeri. Rhythmic chant with action.

whakangari, v.t. Tease, annoy.

ngaringari. 1. v.i. Increase in numbers. Ma te tau nui anake o te manu, katahi ka ngaringari ake.

2. n. Song to make people pull together. Ko matou kei te hapai i te mea taimaha, ka tika ma matou te ngaringari.

Williams Dictionary

#109: Rangi is hungry therefore he is angry
#166: Nominaliztion
#119: The stink is pleasant to the flies
#78: Rangi has been to Taupō on his friend's helicopter
#38: Those birds near you are beautiful
#144: Who will dance all night?
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