1. (noun) shouting, calling, resounding.
Whakarāmemene mai ana, kuhu mai ana i Te Kōhao o te Ngira te tira a Te Taura Whiri i runga i te kōnga o te reo tāwhiri o Ngāti Wairere (HM 4/1994:1). / The travelling party of Te Taura Whiri gathered and entered Te Kōhao o te Ngira when the welcoming call of Ngāti Wairere went out.
See also kō
Synonyms: hāmama, horu, hāparangi, paorangi, tiori, tīoriori
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