1. (verb) (-tia) to fire on, fire a volley at.
I tū atu tō rātou kaipuke i waho o te tāone me te whakawehiwehi ki te hopukina ō rātou hoa ka taiparatia e rātou te tāone ki te pū repo (TP 7/1905:6). / Their ship stood off the town with the threat that if their allies were captured they would fire on the town with cannons.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
