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takitaki - appear; provoke; revenge; look for; recite

takitaki. 1. v.t. Trace out, look for.

2. Recite a song. Ka takitakina te haka (M. liv).

3. Provoke. Ka takitakina kia pamaro ai te haerenga mai ki waho o te rua (T. 151).

4. Drive kehe fish into a net, using the feet instead of a pole. ‖ ko.

5. Avenge. Patu ana ia i nga aruhe hei o mo te taua takitaki i te mate o tana tamaiti (T. 40).

6. v.i. Come in sight, appear. Ka takitaki mai nga kawainga o te ata.—Ka takitaki mai te ata.

7. n. Song. Ka whakahuatia ano tona takitaki; koia tenei nga kupu o taua takitaki (W. v, 38).

Williams Dictionary

takitaki, n. 1. Fence, palisading. Pae rawa nga takitaki, me te maihi o te whare (Tr. vii, 49).

2. Screen. Heoi ano te takitaki o tona whare ko te ngaherehere, hei takitaki mo te hau.

3. Tattooing on the calf of the leg of a female. Tu te takitaki, oti te hopehope ra (M. 127).

Williams Dictionary

te takitaki ka maumahara koe i ngā kupu.
Through repetition (you) will remember the words.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

#2: Hello friend!
#116: I will write the letter with the pen
#137: It was Rangi who farted
#10: You are all beautiful
#92: Chop the vegetables
#101: We are arguing. No we're not!
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