1. (verb) to swarm around, crowd around.
Nāwai ā, ka tuwhera ōna parirau ka rere atu ngaro atu ana, rere whakauaua ana i te nui o te pī e tāmuimui ana ki runga ki a ia (TWMNT 3/7/1877:163). / After a time it opened its wings and with difficulty flew off out of sight with lots of bees swarming over it.
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.
