whakaara. 1. v.t. Raise. Whakaarahia ona kanohi (M. 319). Tama whakaara, fore stay of a canoe.
2. Erect. Ka tikina mai a Tane, ka whakaarahia ki runga, ka tu (T. 55).
3. Rouse, wake. Tikina a Tutanekai, whakaarahia mai (T. 134).
4. n. Hostile party, marauding band, enemy. Ko te oranga i te pa horo, i te
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parekura, i te whakaara, i te waka tahuri (M. lxxxi).
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