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A verb (a going word, such as "run", "walk", "sing") in te reo can be turned into a noun by adding an ending, or a suffix to the word.
-nga, -anga, -hanga, -inga, - kanga, -manga, -ranga, -tanga, -whanga
For example:
tangi = to cry
tangihanga = a funeral
rangatira = to be esteemed
rangatiratanga = sovereignty
ako = to learn, to teach
akonga = learning, student
haere = to go
haerenga = journey, trip
māuiui = to be sick
māuiuitanga = sickness, illness
mōhio = to know
mōhiotanga = knowledge
noho = to sit, to stay, to live
nohoanga = seat, residence
rongo = to hear, to feel
rongonga = news, information