1. (verb) to linger, loiter, delay, dawdle.
E kīia atu ana, "Haere, e tarioi tōu nā." (W 1971:391). / She was told, "Go, you are delaying."
Synonyms: mōnaroa, taruna, whakaroa, whakataruna, karioi, paratinaku, whakatinaku, whakawhēauau, whakananawe
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.
