tangihia - be mourned (pass of tangi)
Ka tangihia ngā mate e tātou.The deceased will be bereaved by us.Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka tukuna te aroha nui ki ngā whānau e noho ana i te kapua pouri i tēnei wā, e tangihia ana, e hotuhotuhia ana. Kia kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui.Great love is sent to the families who are living under a cloud of sadness at this time, who are grieving and sobbing. Be strong, be brave, be steadfast.
No te matenga o te rangatira ka tangihia te tangi mōonaWhen the chief died the lament was sung for him.
Tangihia ngā mate kua ngaro ki te pō.Grieve those who have gone into the night.
