kaea
1. (verb) to lead (a haka).
I whakamātau ia i te mahi ahu whenua, ā, i kitea hoki tana māia i reira ki ngā mahi a te tauira hōia me tana toa ki te kaea i te kapa haka (TTR 1996:62). / He tried farming and there his prowess as an army cadet and his ability to lead the haka group was seen.
Synonyms: taki, matā, whakahaere tikanga, whakahaere, ārahi, arataki, huataki, tātaki, tā, whakataki, kōkiri, whaitaki, takitaki, konumatā
2. (verb) to wander, roam.
3. (noun) leader of a haka or waiata.
(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 72-74;)
Ko ia te kaea o te kapa haka o Ngāti Porou. / He was the leader of Ngāti Porou's haka group.
See also kaitātaki
