kōmemememe
1. (verb) to mutter continuously, complain continuously.
E kōmemememe ana ngā kaihuri parāoa i te kore o ngā witi e puta mai ana i te tahatika i roto i te takiwa kua pahure tata ake nei. E iti ana te witi ki a rātou, ko ngā witi e puta mai ana i roto i te wiki kotahi kāore e rite ki ngā parāoa e pau ana i roto i taua wiki kotahi (MM.TKM 15/12/1858:6). / In recent times the millers have been complaining about the lack of wheat that has been coming from the coast. The stocks they have are limited, and the weekly supplies are insufficient for the weekly bread consumption.
2. (noun) complaint, criticism, grumble.
E rua tahi ngā hua kino i roto i tērā reta e kitea nuitia ana i roto i ana kōmemememe, he mauāhara tētahi, he patu tēnā i tā te Atua ture e mea nei, 'Murua ō mātou harā me mātou e muru nei i ō te hunga e hara ana ki a mātou.' (KO 15/5/1884:3). / There are two offensive statements in that letter revealed clearly in his complaints. One is the animosity, which assaults what God says, 'Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us.'
