tātākī
1. (verb) to be talkative, witty, loquacious, chatty, mouthy.
He pai tonu te tangata i te wā kāore he waipiro i roto, he tangata hūmārie, ngākau aroha, engari kia tae ia ki te puna o tōna kai, kia rua kia toru ngā karaihe kua tātākī tōna waha; kua pērā me te manu e tīmata ana ki te waiata, ka whakatāmoumou i tōna kakī, ka roharoha i ōna parirau (TP 5/1911:2). / A man is quite alright when he has no liquor inside him, he is a pleasant compassionate person, but when he turns to drink and has two or three glasses he becomes loquacious; like a bird beginning to sing, when it puffs out its throat and flaps its wings.
Synonyms: kōtetetete, autaki, hautete, pukukōrero, whakapūkahu
2. (modifier) chattering, chirping, calling, witty.
Ko taku manu he kōpara, ko tēnei manu he pūkōrero nō ngā manu tātākī o te ata (TP 5/1905:9). / My bird is a bellbird and this bird is the leader of the songbirds of the morning.
Ka tū te tangata ki te whaikōrero i te pō tae noa ki waenganui pō, ka rongo te tangata i te reka o te waha o taua tangata e kōrero ana ka mea te iwi, "Ē, kātahi anō ka kō ngā kōpara tātākī a Rongomaitāpui." (TP 5/1905:9). / When a man stands to speak at night through to the middle of the night and a person hears how eloquent that man speaking is, the people say, " Oh, the singing bellbirds of Rongomaitāpui are calling."
See also kōkō tātākī
3. (noun) chatter, chattering, chirping, racket, din, cacophony.
Hei te turituri kāore e taea te whakaatu, me te pōkai kākā tērā e tātākī ana i te ahiahi, he rite tonu te tātākī o te tangata me tō te kurī, kāore e mōhiotia ko tēwhea te mea kaha (TP 4/1912:1). / It's impossible to describe the noise, it was like a flock of kākā chattering in the evening, the din of the people was on a par with that of the dogs, it couldn't be determined which was the loudest.
Synonyms: manioro, matioke, tararau, whakatioro
