1. (verb) to get off, descend (of a number of people), disembark.
I a rātou e hekeheke atu ana, ko te pakūtanga nui i pakaru ai te tima i mate ai te nuinga o te tāngata (TP 10/1911:9). / While they were disembarking, the big explosion destroyed the ship and the majority of the people were killed.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
