whakawawā
1. (modifier) scattered, separated.
E kore rātou e huihui noa mai i ētahi rangi kē ake: nō te mea e warea ana rātou ki tāna mahi, ki tāna mahi, ā e noho whakawawā noa atu ana i tērā wāhi, i tērā wāhi (TMT 1/8/1861:4). / They do not assemble on any other days because each has his own business to attend to, and they are living scattered about in different places.
Synonyms: katea, tīrangorango, kūwawa, maheu, korara, mirara, pirara, mahora, marara, kaupararī, tīrara, tīrararara, papata, wawā, wāwā, makatea, mātiritiri, kaupāpari, kātohatoha, pahara, paihore, whakapirara, pīwawa, tīrangaranga
