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whakatakune

1. (verb) to make believe, pretend, play charades.

Kia māmā ake pea ngā kupu hei whakatakune mā te kōhungahunga - ko ngā tūmahi pērā i te 'oma', te 'peke' me te 'titiro' ngā kupu e pai ana (RMR 2017). / The words for young ones to play charades should probably be easier - verbs such as 'run', 'jump' and 'look' are suitable ones.

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Synonyms: whakangaio, whakatau, whakaata, whakaataata, whakataruna, hangarau


2. (noun) charade.

Ko te whakatakune he whakataruna i te pono o tētahi mea kāore i te pono. He kēmu hoki te whakatakune, inā ka whakaaritia ngūtia tētahi kupu, ngā wāhanga rānei o tētahi kupu, tētahi rerenga kōrero rānei hei āta whakaaro mā te hunga mātakitaki he aha te kupu, te rerenga kōrero rānei (RMR 2017). / A charade is a pretence that something is true when it is not. It is also a game where a word, or its syllables, or a phrase is mimed for the group watching to guess what the word or phrase is (RMR 2017).

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