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huānga

1. (noun) relative, kin, relation, cousin, member of the same hapū, subscription.

Nō te wā ka tata ia te mate, ka whai kupu iho ia ki ōna huānga (TTT 1/6/1922:3). / When he was about to die he made a speech to his relations.
He tēpara mō ngā whanaunga, mō ngā huānga e āraia nei e te Karaipiture, e te ture hoki a te Hāhi kei mārena ki a rāua (Ma 1885:15). / A table for the relations, and the progeny forbidden to marry each other by the Scripture and by the law of the Church.

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Synonyms: uri, whanaunga, ngare, pākanga, karawa, pānga, waiū


2. (noun) member (of a set), element (maths).

Ko te huānga te mea kotahi o roto i tētahi huinga. Arā pea, ko tētahi o ngā tau o roto i tētahi huinga tau, o tētahi āhua rānei o roto i tētahi huinga āhua (TRP 2010:126). / An element is one member out of a set. For example, one number from a set of numbers, or one shape from a set of shapes (TRP 2010:126).

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huanga

1. (noun) advantage, benefit.

I tino pai tēnei ki taku whakaaro kia tino patua taua kai ki ngā Māori, ina hoki kāore kau he huanga o taua kai (TJ 24/8/1899:1). / In my opinion this was excellent to ban that food to the Māori because there is no benefit from it.

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mahere huānga

1. (noun) (mathematics) array.

huānga kanikani

1. (noun) dance elements.

E rima ngā āhuatanga matua o tētahi kanikani, o tētahi rerenga nekehanga rānei, ā, ka kīia ēnei ko ngā huānga kanikani (RMR 2017). / There are five main aspects of a dance, or of a movement phase, and these are called the dance elements.

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huānga whakaari

1. (noun) elements of drama, elements of theatre.

Ko ngā huānga whakaari ngā āhuatanga tūāpapa o tēnei momo o rēhia, arā, ko ngā kiriwhakaari, ko te hunga mātakitaki, ko te ringatohu, ko te atamira me ōna whakarākeitanga, ko te paki anō hoki (RMR 2017). / The elements of drama are the foundational aspects of this form of the performing arts, namely the actors, the audience, the director, the stage and its set, the story or text of the play. (RMR 2017).

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huanga kai

1. (noun) crop.

Tohu Huānga, Te

1. Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, MNZM - The Order is awarded to those “who in any field of endeavour, have rendered meritorious service to the Crown and the nation or who have become distinguished by their eminence, talents, contributions, or other merits”.

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