pononga. 1. a. True, genuine, unfeigned. Ehara i te whakapupuni pononga (T. 133). Kia kiia ai e nga tangata, e haere pononga ana ki te patu i tana mokai (T. 169). He tikanga, he pononga, an expression of emphatic assent, approval, or affirmation. He tikanga, he pononga, i whanake te hotonga i te tainga wai (M. 256).
2. Abundant. He ika pononga to konei ? (T. 21).
3. n. Means, chattels, abundance. Hei a au anake te taua, kaua e haere ki te manuhiri; he aha ta te tangata haere pononga? (T. 196).
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