1. (stative) to be noisy.
Kurupākara ana tērā te māra a Tāne i te pekī, i te tīhau a ngā manu (HM 1/1998:1). / The garden of Tāne is noisy with the chirping and twittering of the birds.
Synonyms: manioro, makekeno, turituri, māniania, nganangana, hoihoi, haunene, tīhoihoi, pākinakina
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