koiri
1. (verb) to bend the body, sway, move to and fro, warm up (of exercise).
He pōhēhē ā Pāora Hopere kāore e mōhio ki te hē, ki te tika, e tino rite ana ia ki te weri: ka motu te mātenga ka koiri tonu te tinana, ka motu te tinana ka tūngoungou tonu te mātenga, ka pīkarikari tonu ngā waewae, ka tīwhana tonu te whiore (TP 11/1908:4). / Pāora Hopere is confused, doesn't know right from wrong, and he is just like a centipede: cut off the head and the body still moves to and fro, cut off the body and the head still nods, the feet continue to shuffle and the tail continues to wag.
Synonyms: kaurori, ngarue, ngāruerue, piupiu, pioi, takaoreore, kōpiupiu
2. (noun) non-locomotor movement.
Ko ngā koiri a te tinana ake i te wāhi tūmau i te papa kanikani, kāore e neke ki wāhi kē, ki wāhi kē. Hei tauira, ko te piko me te toro, ko te takawiri, ko te ngāruerue, ko te ngateri, ko te oreore (RMR 2017). / Non-locomotor movements are of the actual body on a fixed place on the dance floor, there is no movement to other positions. For example, bending, stretching, twisting, moving to and fro, vibrating and shaking.
3. (noun) kōwhaiwhai scroll pattern for rafters.
