whakapaiahahā
1. (verb) (-tia) to call to attract attention.
Kia tae koe ki te whā o ngā pae, ka noho ki te whakatā i tō manawa, e kite iho koe, e hao ana i te ika, koia tēnā. Me whakapaiahahā iho e koe (TP 6/1909:5). / When you reach the fourth range, sit down and rest and you will see it catching fish, that is it. You should call out to catch its attention.
Whakapaiahahātia ana e ia, kīhai i rongo ake ki tana waha (TP 6/1909:5). / When he called out to it, it didn't hear him.
