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whakahahaki

1. (verb) (-tia) to point out, indicate, draw attention to.

Ka mauria mai ngā tapatahi inanga mā tōna hungawai, mā Kahu, hei whakahahaki, kia mōhio ai ia he kai kei roto i te moana (W 1971:30). / The baskets of whitebait were brought for his father-in-law, Kahu, to show him so that he knew there was food in the lake.

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Synonyms: tohu, whakaatu, tuhi, tūtohi, whakaatuatu, tohutohu, arataki, tūtohu

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