nekeneke

1. (verb) (-a,-hia) to move gradually, move about, manoeuvre.

Tērā te marama ka nekeneke ake i te pae (TWMNT 24/12/1872:160). / There the moon gradually moves above the horizon.

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Synonyms: rauhanga, tahawhenua, taka, whakatakataka, whēkoi, nukunuku

2. (noun) movements.

Nā te noho āwangawanga ki ngā nekeneke a te Hauhau, ka whakatauria taihoa e hūtia te kara (TTR 1990:38). / Because they were apprehensive of the movements of the Hauhau, they decided not to erect the flag immediately.

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ara nekeneke

1. (noun) conveyor belt.

aroā nekeneke

1. (noun) movement awareness.

Ko te aroā nekeneke tētahi o ngā huānga matua o te kanikani (RMR 2017). / Movement awareness is one of the principal elements of dance (RMR 2017).

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pae nekeneke

1. (noun) orators for a tribe that move from marae to marae - a common occurance in the modern context with a shortage of orators for each marae.

Ko te āhuatanga e kīia ana he ‘pae nekeneke’, ko te hāereere a ētahi kaikōrero ki ngā marae kē o te iwi. / The practice called a 'mobile orators' bench' is where some speakers travel about to other marae of the tribe.

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Synonyms: paepae nekeneke