1. (verb) to move, shake.
E tama, he aha tāu e pīoraora nei? (W 1971:282). / Son, why are you shaking?
Synonyms: kaneke, ngatete, kori, tākiri, koni, korikori, neke, paheke, panuku, whakakorikori, mū, konikoni, hūnuku, tīkape, onioni, oreore, kareu, whakangāueue, rangaranga, takataka, neneke, ngatē, ngeungeu, oraora, pakuku, heke, nuku, ki hori, hiki
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