2. (verb) (-tia) to gossip, slander, speak ill of.
Kāore i te tika kia tarawautia te hunga mate. / It's not right to speak ill of the dead.
2. (verb) (-tia) to gossip, slander, speak ill of.
Kāore i te tika kia tarawautia te hunga mate. / It's not right to speak ill of the dead.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
