maunga

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Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *maquŋa. Cognate with Hawaiian mauna, Samoan mauga, and Tongan moʻunga.

Noun

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maunga

  1. mountain
    Kei te āta āngia haeretia e te Pākehā, āpōpō ake nei piri mai ana i ngā pari, i runga rānei i ngā keokeonga o ngā maunga
    We are slowly being driven out by the Pākehā and soon will be clinging to the cliffs or on the peaks of the mountains.