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oranga - health, life (ora + nominal suffix -nga)

oranga, n. 1. Food, livelihood. Kaore he oranga mo ana tamariki, ka mate i te kai (T. 187).

2. Welfare, satisfaction. Ka kite ia i te oranga o tona atua (T. 175). Oranga ngakau, comfort. E hoki ki to tatou matua hei oranga ngakau mona (T. 184).

3. Remnant, survivor. Na ka mate te ahi a Mahuika i konei, ko te oranga o tana ahi i whiua e ia ki te kaikomako (T. 25). Heoi ano nga oranga o nga kai kaha o te motu nei he mamaku, he ti whanake, he kumara; heoi ano nga mea i ora ake (W.M. ix, 45).

Williams Dictionary

Inumia te wai māori hei oranga mōu.
Drink fresh water for your wellbeing.
For the purpose of - hei

Kōrerohia te reo Māori hei oranga mōna.
Speak te reo Māori for its wellbeing.
For the purpose of - hei

Hei oranga mō o mātou tinana.
For our physical well being.

Hei oranga mō tātou.
For our sustenance.

Ko tā Hannifin anō, he tuku whakamoemiti ki Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori i tā rātou tautoko kia whai oranga ai tēnei kaupapa
Hannifin says Countdown is grateful to Te Taura Whiri for their tautoko in bringing the project to life.

#128: I don't have any dogs, you don't have any dogs, they don't have any dogs

#43: We are going to his house

#154: Mere is the state of dancing

#52: Your horse is fast

#174: You cat is too fat

#80: Why did Mere drive to the supermarket?

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