whakahau - to encourage; to command
whakahau, v.t. and n. Command. Ka whakahau ano te tangata nei, “Tatua” (T. 200). Katahi ka pa te whakahau a te maia nei a Maruahaira ki tona ope, “Hoea!” (J. ii, 45).
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whakahau, v.t. Shelter. He taro tena, he whakahau paenga no te kumara. Whakahaumatua, variety of gourd.
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