Translating "ka onga"
Dictionary definitions did not seem to fit here, so I did Google
searches in old Maori documents online, and found a dozen different
meanings.
Verb
1. to cause iritation, to sting (ongaonga = stinging nettle)
2. a regional variant of "ka anga" - to come in a particular
direction.
Ko nga rohe enei o taua whenua, ka timata i te Kaikatearoa,
ka haere i te taha o te awa Kanae, ka huri te
marangai ma tonga a Te Ana o Mohao ka onga ki te
marangai a Tawitirahi...
These are the boundaries of the land, commencing at
Kaikatearoa, going along the bank of Te Awakanae, turning
the South East to Te Ana o Mohao, coming towards
the north to Tawhitirahi.... Hauraki
docs
3. to be enticed, as a bird when lured.
He kaka onga,
a parrot caught by means of a decoy bird.
4. to shake about
5. to clatter, like spoons on tin plates. “Dong-dong”
“E kai ana hoki i te kai o te ahiahi. E onga ana
te koko.” Te
Ao Hou
6. onga = honga = to tilt
7. to look (Easter Island dialect)
Other usage
1. blue-wattled crow, kokako, hokako, honga, onga,
honge, onge.
2. a treasured possession, especially a garment.
3. onga = onge = a scarce, rare thing.
4. onga, Maorification of “owner”
5. contraction of “o ngā” "
...o te Atua onga
tangata....," 1 Timoti 2, 5.
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