2. (verb) to be hanging, suspended.
Ka oti te rā a Kupe rātou ko ngā mātua me ngā tāina. Kite rawa ake kua whata ki runga i te pari whata ai (WW 1915:44). / Kupe, his parents and younger brothers completed the sail. Finally it was seen hanging on the cliff.
3. (noun) elevated stage (for storing food, etc.), storage place.
Ka tahuri ia ki te whawhati kānga, ka tari ki rō whata, i ngā tōnapi ki rō whare (TWK 6:31). / He set about picking the corn and taking it into the storage place, and the turnips into the house.
