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namanga debt/credit (n)
Na, ki te mea ka taka ki tua o e ono tau no te namanga; no te homaitanga utu ranei i runga i taua nama; no te tuhinga ranei ki te pukapuka i te whakaaetanga kia utua; kaore e tika te Akihana. (Auck.6 1858, p.45)
I te namanga mai, he pai; i roto i nga ra katoa, he pouri, he whakama ki te tangata nona te taonga; ka rite, ka ora te ngakau. (MM2 6:19 1859,p.5)