2. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia) to exchange, swap.
Nō te 7 o Oketopa, i whakawhitiwhiti reta ai rāua ko te Pirimia (TTR 1998:96). / An exchange of letters between him and the prime minister took place on 7 October.
3. (verb) to discuss, deliberate, negotiate, communicate - when followed by kōrero.
I akona e ia ngā kōrero tuku iho a Tūhoe, ā, waihoki rā ka tīmata tana tohungatanga ki te whakawhitiwhiti kōrero, me te taki hautū i te tangata (TTR 2000:240). / He learnt Tūhoe history and began to develop his expertise in communicating and in leading people.
Synonyms: whakawhiti, whiriwhiri
4. (modifier) crossings.
Riterite tonu te mahi whakawhitiwhiti a te whānau ki tāwāhi ki ngā wāhi whakatā me ngā papahuka retireti (TTR 1996:31). / There were regular excursions abroad to resorts and ski-fields.
5. (modifier) exchanging - when followed by kōrero it is used for discussing, deliberating, negotiating, communicating.
I te tau 1840, i te marama o Hānuere, ka haere rāua ko Te Korohiko ki Pēwhairangi i te taha o Te Karu Whā, o te Rōpū Hāhi Mihinare, ki ngā hui whakawhitiwhiti kōrero mō te Tiriti o Waitangi (TTR 1990:187). / In January 1840, he and Te Korohiko travelled to the Bay of Islands with Henry Williams of the Church Missionary Society to the gathering discussing the Treaty of Waitangi.
Synonyms: whakariterite, whiriwhiri
6. (noun) exchanges - when followed by kōrero it is used for discussions, deliberations, negotiations, communication.
I uru atu a Te Moananui ki roto i ngā whakawhitiwhiti kōrero ki ngā iwi whakanoho ki Heretaunga; ka tau te āiotanga (TTR 1990:234). / Te Moananui entered into the negotiations with the tribes that had invaded Heretaunga, and peace was established.
