2. (noun) scouts, advance guard, spearhead (of an army), driving force.
E tū tātou hei matakīrea kia kore ai ō tātou uri whakaheke e whiua e ngā mate i pā nei ki a tātou (HM 1/1990:1). / We must stand as a driving force so that our descendants will not be afflicted by the problems that affected us.
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.
