matapopore
1. (verb) (-tia) to watch over, careful of, cherish.
E te iwi, kia mataara, kia matapopore kei riro koutou i ngā whakawai a ngā tauiwi (TTT 1/10/1925:313). / People, be alert, be watchful or you will fall to the temptations of the foreigners.
Synonyms: whakamānawa, puiaki, paraihe
2. (verb) (-tia) to prize, value highly.
He whenua mōmona a Maketū, e rite ana te tupu o te kai ki tō Hawaiki, nā konei hoki i matapopore ai te Pākehā ki te hoko (TTT 1/6/1927:602). / Maketū is rich land with crops growing like they did in Hawaiki and consequently Pākehā have valued them highly for purchase.
3. (modifier) highly prized, highly valued, prized, cherished, much loved, treasured, concern, attentiveness.
4. (noun) guardianship, care.
Nā te rangatira me te ātaahua anō o tōna tupu – arā, te tāroaroa me te taiea o te hanga tū – ka tīmata te arongia atu; i māmā anō ai, nā tōna matapopore anō ki ngā āwangawanga o te iwi ki ō rātou whenua (TTR 1996:35). / Because of his rank and his handsome physical attributes – he was tall and distinguished – he became accepted, made easier by his guardianship of the concerns of his people for their lands.
