Takunga, takutakunga, n. 1. Anything of no great moment, trifle. He takunga parae (Indifferent food gathered in the open). Kahore he takutakunga o te whare, o taku ringa ranei (I have not even the simplest food in my house or to my hand) (P. 79).
2. Bare pretext, excuse. Kia ai he takunga ka haere ai. Whai takunga ki, have a claim on. Engari a Piwaka, i whai takunga ki a Turi.
Williams Dictionary
