whakahoho
1. (verb) to cooee - to call a clear-toned, trilling, wordless call to attract attention.
I a au e tamariki ana, ā, i te pāmu e pupuhi rāpeti ana, ka reri te tina, ka whakahoho mai taku whaea kia mōhio ai au me hoki au ki te kāinga kai ai. / When I was a youth and on the farm shooting rabbits, when lunch was ready my mother would cooee so that I knew I must return home to eat.
2. (noun) cooee - a clear-toned, trilling, wordless call to attract attention.
Ka pā te whakaoho a tō rāua hoa, ka mōhio e tata ana rāua ki te puni. / When they heard the cooee of their friend, they knew they were close to the camp.
