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whakaongaonga - excite

whakaongaonga, v.t. 1. Goad, excite. Te karakia whakaongaonga (T. 158).

2. Annoy, pain. Nga toetoe whakaongaonga o roto o te whanga (M. 160). Te tihi ki Tongariro i tukua mai ai nga naku o te tonga hei whakaongaonga (M. 41). Toroa whakaongaonga ki runga o Maungatea (In allusion to the fact that tattooing was done with an albatross bone) (S.).

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