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panga - puzzle, riddle

pangā - (pass) be thrown; be passed

Pānga. ‖ (i), (ii).

Williams Dictionary

Panga (i), v.t. (pass. pangā, pangaina). 1. Throw. Ka tango ia ki tetahi hua o taua rakau, ka pangā iho (T. 16). Pangā atu ana āna kura ki te wai (T. 74).

2. Lay, place. Ka pangaina ko Panako-te-ao, ko nga Pateri, ka pangaina ko Autahi, ko te whetu o te tau (Pi. 175, 2). Ka pangā atu he kumara kia tupu i reira (T. 74).

3. Aim a blow at. Ka tae atu a Mongotipi, ka pakaina (pangaina) e Whakatau ki te toki (Tr. vii, 48). Te panganga atu ki te pae miromiro, mate ana te nuinga (T. 96).

Williams Dictionary

Panga (ii), n. Riddle, game of guessing. He aha taku panga? Panga tuna, eel-pot.

Williams Dictionary

#128: I don't have any dogs, you don't have any dogs, they don't have any dogs
#180: Your hair is weird
#142: N is used for emphasis
#95: The cake was eaten by me
#158: The food has been consumed by the children
#109: Rangi is hungry therefore he is angry
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