korowhiti

1. (verb) to whistle - with a bent finger.

Ka karanga a Kāwharu. He mea korowhiti tana karanga. Ko te kupu tēnei o tana korowhiti, ‘Ko wai au e?’ (Wh4 2004:103). / Kāwharu called out and his call was whistled. These were the words of his whistling, 'Who am I?'

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2. (verb) to twitch, start, jerk.

Tēnei ka noho i te pō roa o matiti, korowhiti ake ana te tau o taku ate (White 5 1888:18). / Here I am sitting through the long nights of summer, when my soul starts.

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Synonyms: tūpanapana, tupana, pahiwi, hiwi, pere, ruturutu, rutu, nape

3. (noun) whistle - with a bent finger.

Mehemea ka korowhio te kiwi, pēnei me te korowhiti, ā he tāne tēnā (W 1971:146). / If the kiwi whistles, like the whistle through a bent finger, that's a male.

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4. (noun) short flute, whistle.

Me whakatangi te korowhiti ki Tītīraupenga, hei a Te Momo (M 2007:68). / Play the flute towards Tītīraupenga where Te Momo is.

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