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NEW ZEALAND LANGUAGE. [PART III. 



Nganga a human skull 



Nganga rangi a kind of po- 

 tato 



Ngangatanga a concourse 



Ngangare contend, strife 



Ngangaretanga dispute 



Ngarahu the black soot of 

 kauri resin, used in tattooing 



Ngarara a creeping- thing, a 

 lizard 



Ngaro a fly 



Ngaro hide, secret, loose, in- 

 visible 



Ngaronga secret, mystery, 

 absence, absent 



Ngarautaua name of a shell- 

 fish 



Ngaru the wave, surf, covered 

 with waves, an uneven sur- 

 face, uneven, rough 



Nga rue roots of fern 



Ngaruru an aching pain, ach- 

 ing 



Ngata name of an insect 



Ngatahi together ; hui ngatahi 

 to meet 



Ngatahitia together 



Ngatatatanga a gulf, a wrin- 

 kle 



Nga taro roots of taro 



Nga uia tail feathers of the 

 bird called uia, used as an 

 ornament 



Ngawari soft, light, easy 



Ngenge weary, to be weary, 

 tired 



Ngengeti an insect 



Ngere lazy 



Ngeri name of a garment 



Ngeri komeke id. 



Ngeru a cat 



Ngiru ngiru name of a bird 



Ngokingoki to creep 



Ngoi an old woman, general 

 name for fish 



Ngoikore weak, faint 



Ngoikoretanga weakness, in- 

 firmity 



Ngoiro name of a fish 



Ngohe loosen 



Ngongi pure water 



Ngongoro snoring noise, snor- 

 ing 



Ngoto deep, pierce ' 



Ngu squids, the tattoo upon 

 the nose 



Ngungu walking in a sitting 

 posture, stooping low 



Ngutu lips, brim of a vessel ; 

 te hunga ngutu kau people 

 talking with their lips only, 

 deceitful, hypocritical people 



Ngutu riwa hare-lips 



P. 



Pa a fortified village, affec- 

 tionate term for father 



Paiauku gaudiness, finery 



Pai good, kind, well; e pai 

 ano please, good 



Paihau beard 



Paihia name of a place 



Painga -goodness,benevolence, 

 beauty 



Paipai finery, good, fine, beau- 

 tiful, well-made 



Pairau proper name 



Pai roa, (i. e. hau) a south 

 wind, middle island 



Pairoke name of a place 



Paitia good ; e koreroretia 

 paitia of good report 



Paopaongia making slight of 

 anything 



Paopao make slight, easy of 

 anything 



Paoa or Paowa gall, smoke 



Paheke stinginess 



Pau consumption, expendi- 

 ture 



Pau consume 



Pauka a garment so called 



Pahu a canoe-shaped piece 

 of wood which was beaten 

 like a drum; a trumpet, a 

 drum 



