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‖ taonga, n. N.Z.|taˈɔŋa|
[Maori, = property, anything highly prized.]
Goods, possessions; valuables.
1863F. E. Maning Old N.Z. i. 6 The chief..having made some inquiries..such as, whether I was a rangatira, if I had plenty of taonga (goods) on board..gave me a most sincere welcome. 1905W. B. Where White Man Treads 113 He incorporated himself into a community whose stores of taonga (goods), of guns, blankets, axes, rum, and others were illimitable. 1984Christian Science Monitor (Weekly Internat. ed.) 15 Sept. 24/2 The exhibition comprises some of Maoridom's most sacred and most valuable taonga. |