whakataki, v.t. 1. Go in search of, trace out. Ka haere taua ki te whakataki i taku kotiro (T. 48).
2. Go to meet visitors arriving. Whakatakina ahau.
3. Conduct. Nana taku tamaiti i whakataki ora ki te motu (M. 84). Maku koe e whakataki kia tika ai to haere.
4. Begin or continue a speech. He whakataki taku ki te ao, he korero atu kia rongo mai koe (M. 8).
5. Recite. Ka hoki mai ki te whakataki i te kaha o Hou-mai-tawhiti, tae noa ki ona uri (T. 128).
6. Lengthen a name by addition. Pena tonu te mahi a Uenuku ki te kai i te tangata; koia i whakatakina ai te ingoa, ko Uenuku-kai-tangata.
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