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whakakakau

1. (verb) (-tia) to disclose, make known, reveal, communicate, announce.

Tēnei te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori te whakakakau atu nei, te pūrongorongo atu nei ko te tau iwa tekau mā rima te 'Tau Whakanui i te Reo Māori' (HM 4/1993:1). / This is the Māori Language Commission announcing and reporting that 1995 is the 'Year Celebrating the Māori Language'.

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Synonyms: tuwhiri, whakaatu, whakakite, whakapuaki, whāki, whāwhāki, puaki

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