1. (verb) to mutter, chatter, talk to oneself.
Ka riri taua taua nei, ka pātīhau (Tr 1874:43). / The elderly woman became angry and muttered to herself.
Synonyms: hamumu, kumeme, whakatanguru, komeme, kōwhetewhete, hāmeme, hāmumumumu, hāwata, pararāwaha, whetewhete
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.
