mātiketike
1. (verb) to be upright, standing erect.
Me mātua whakawhiwhi te aratuku me te pūtea ki tētahi kē atu e whakapau kaha ana kia mātiketike ai te reo Māori hei reo tuakana i roto i ngā whakapāhotanga (HM 2/1993:4). / The radio frequency and the funding should be awarded to someone else who will strive to promote the Māori language as a primary language in broadcasting.
2. (modifier) standing erect, upright.
Ki tētahi rerenga, he urunga mātiketike; kei te haka e mea ana, 'He urunga tū, he urunga pae, he urunga mātiketike.' (M 2006:386). / Another version has it as an upright pillow; and in the haka it says, 'An erect pillow, a back-rest pillow, an upright pillow.'
