‘engu,

1. v.i., n. Groan, moan, grunt, (make a deep throaty noise.

‘E a‘a koe i ‘engu ‘ua ai i roto i tā‘au moe inapō?,
why were you groaning in your sleep last night?;

Kua rongo au i tōna ‘engu‘anga i te ū‘anga ‘aia ki runga i te patu,
I heard him grunt when he banged into the wall;

Kua rongo au i te ‘engu i va‘o, kāre rā au i ‘aere ana i te ‘ākara,
I heard moaning outside, but I didn’t go to look.

2. v.t. Hum.

Tē ‘engu ‘uā ra ‘aia i te ‘īmene,
he’s just humming the song.
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