Maori word for sad,sorry, or sick; cranky.
1845. E. J. Wakefield, `Adventures in New Zealand,'vol. i. p. 137:
«The combatants . . . took especial pains to tell us thatit was no fault of ours, but the porangi or `foolishness'of the Maori.»
Ibid. vol. ii. p. 238:
«Watanui said E Abu was porangi, `a fool.'»
1872. A. Domett, `Ranolf,' p. 435:
«`Twas nothing – – he was not to mind her – – she
Was foolish – – was ` porangi' – – and would be
Better directly – – and her tears she dried.»
1882. R. C. Barstow, `Transactions of New ZealandInstitute,' vol. xv. art. liii. p. 423:
«A man who told such marvellous stories that he was deemedto be porangi or insane.»