Ngongo (i). 1. v.i. Waste away, become thin, pine. Tenei ka ngongo nei nga paparinga (W.M. x, 138). E ngongo ana oku waewae i te mate.
2. Sail close to the wind. Ngongo tonu to tatou waka.
3. v.t. Suck, suck out. Mehemea e mau ana nga karu maku e ngongo. (Said by one who found two skulls where he had hoped for a keg of rum.)
4. a. Sad, silent, reserved.
5. Low-born.
6. n. Sick person, invalid.
7. Dimple.
8. Honey, juice of flowers. E kai ana i te ngongo korari.
9. Tube. He ngongo i nga ringaringa, he mea mahi ki te tupakihi, he mea ore te uho o roto kia kore.
10. The cutwater of a canoe.
whāngongo. 1. v.t. Administer liquid food to anyone. Me te whangongo koe ki te wai (W.M. ix, 31).
2. n. Food for an invalid. Katahi ka uru te whangongo o te turoro.
whakangongo, v.t. Neglect, pay no attention to.
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Ngongo (ii), n. A pool of water in the hollow of a rock, log, or tree, at which birds drink, used as a place for snaring. Perhaps connected with ngongo (i). = waituhi.
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Ngongo (iii), n. 1. A spear thrown by hand. E kore e ngoto te pere, te ngongo, engari te tete.—E kore te pourewa e taea ake e te ngongo, engari ma te pere.
2. Grey gives as an alternative meaning, a kind of sling somewhat larger than the pere; but the above examples do not bear this out.
3. A sea bird.
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