kōrero paki
1. (verb) to joke at, tell stories, tell yarns.
(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 117-123; Te Kōhure Video Tapes (Ed. 1): 4;)
Ki tana kī, he roa e oho ana i ngā pō e kōrero paki ana, ā, ngahau ana ngā mahi (TTR 1996:8). / According to his account, they were awake late at night yarning and it was great fun.
2. (noun) yarn, story, gossip, joke, fiction, tale, storytelling.
(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 117-123; Te Kōhure Video Tapes (Ed. 1): 4;)
Ka āhua mārama ake ki tōna āhua i ngā kōrero paki mōna: he wā he nanakia, he wā he atua tonu (TTR 1990:358). / It's somewhat clear as to his nature from stories about him: sometimes he was a villain and at other times he was a hero.
Synonyms: paki, kōrero whakakata, pakiwaitara, whakatara, kārikarika, whakatara
