Ui, v.t. 1. Disentangle, disengage, unravel. Uia te ika i te kupenga.
2. Relax or loosen a noose. Ka mau te mahanga, hoatu rawa ki runga i te upoko; he ui anake ta tera, kihai i mau.—I uia te kaha i te kaki o te manu.
3. Ask, enquire, Ka uia atu ki a ia, “Kei whea ra taku tuahine?” (T. 42). Katahi ka ui mai te wahine nei, a Tukutuku, ka mea, “Kei whea te tangata e haere mai nei te rongo? (T. 188). Tupuna uia, one whose descent has to be enquired, one of no account. Tupuna uia, taurekareka (M. 345).
whakaui. 1. v.t. Question. Maku e whakaui ki a ia.
2. n. Question, enquiry. Ka rere te whakaui a te tangata.
uiui, v.t. Enquire for, interrogate. Kia uiui mai, “Ko wai tou ingoa?” (M. 205). Katahi ka uiuia tetahi tangata tino manawanui o taua ope (T. 154). Ka mutu nga uiuinga (T. 42).
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